Multifocal fixed drug eruption with COX-2 inhibitor-celecoxib

• Main Authors: Shikha Chugh, Rashmi Sarkar, Vijay K Garg, Avninder Singh, Chitralekha Keisham
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
• Series: Indian Journal of Dermatology
• Subjects: Celecoxib; COX-2 inhibitors; drug reaction; multifocal fixed drug eruption
• Online Access: http://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2013;volume=58;issue=2;spage=142;epage=144;aulast=Chugh

Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitors are rapidly becoming the first choice nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for various rheumatological and other painful conditions. However, they might not be as safe or free of side effects as they are considered to be. These COX-2inhibitors may cause a variety of dermatological and systemic side effects of which we should be aware to avoid their indiscriminate use. We hereby report a case of multifocal fixed drug eruption (FDE) with celecoxib which has not yet been reported in Indian settings.