Fixed drug eruption due to ornidazole

A 56-year-old male developed an ulcer on his glans penis and mucosae of upper and lower lips 3 days after taking ofloxacin, cephalexin, and ornidazole. Clinically, a provisional diagnosis of fixed drug eruption was made. The causative drug was confirmed by an oral provocation test which triggered a...

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Main Author: Ramji Gupta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Dermatology
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Online Access:http://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2014;volume=59;issue=6;spage=635;epage=635;aulast=Gupta
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spelling doaj-226572df26c24477bd0deb7def2a266d2020-11-24T23:45:05ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Dermatology0019-51541998-36112014-01-0159663563510.4103/0019-5154.143591Fixed drug eruption due to ornidazoleRamji GuptaA 56-year-old male developed an ulcer on his glans penis and mucosae of upper and lower lips 3 days after taking ofloxacin, cephalexin, and ornidazole. Clinically, a provisional diagnosis of fixed drug eruption was made. The causative drug was confirmed by an oral provocation test which triggered a reactivation of all lesions only with ornidazole.http://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2014;volume=59;issue=6;spage=635;epage=635;aulast=GuptaFixed drug eruptionornidazoleprovocation test
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Fixed drug eruption due to ornidazole
Indian Journal of Dermatology
Fixed drug eruption
ornidazole
provocation test
author_facet Ramji Gupta
author_sort Ramji Gupta
title Fixed drug eruption due to ornidazole
title_short Fixed drug eruption due to ornidazole
title_full Fixed drug eruption due to ornidazole
title_fullStr Fixed drug eruption due to ornidazole
title_full_unstemmed Fixed drug eruption due to ornidazole
title_sort fixed drug eruption due to ornidazole
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Indian Journal of Dermatology
issn 0019-5154
1998-3611
publishDate 2014-01-01
description A 56-year-old male developed an ulcer on his glans penis and mucosae of upper and lower lips 3 days after taking ofloxacin, cephalexin, and ornidazole. Clinically, a provisional diagnosis of fixed drug eruption was made. The causative drug was confirmed by an oral provocation test which triggered a reactivation of all lesions only with ornidazole.
topic Fixed drug eruption
ornidazole
provocation test
url http://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2014;volume=59;issue=6;spage=635;epage=635;aulast=Gupta
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