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Original Articles

IMAJ | volume

Journal 10, October 1999
pages: 95-97

Phenytion Induced Severe Cutaneous Drug Reactions: Suspected Interactions with Corticosteroids and H2 Blockers

    Summary

     Background: Cutaneous drug reactions are attributed usually to one culprit drug, however, some CDRs1 may be associated with drug interactions.

    Objectives: To present a case series of foyr patients with phenytion-induced severe CDRs, including toxic epidermal necrolysis (2 patients), exanthematous eruption (1 patient) and hypersensitivity syndrome (1 patient). In all patients the reactions appeared following the combined intake of phenytion, corticosteroids and H2 blockers.

    Conclusions: Our case series may imply the role of drug interactions between phenytion, corticosteroids and H2 blockers in the induction of severe CDRs.

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