Am J Pharmacol | Volume 1, Issue 1 | Case Report | Open Access

Rifampicin Induced Erythroderma: A Case Report

Mallappa H Shalavadi^*, Chandrashekhar VM and Prasanna M

Department of Pharmacology, BVVS’s Hanagal Shri Kumareshwar College of Pharmacy, India

^*Correspondance to: Mallappa H Shalavadi 

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Abstract

Rifampicin is an antibiotic used to treat a several types of bacterial infections especially tuberculosis but rifampicin associated erythroderma is uncommon. Here we report the case of erythroderma in a patient, who was diagnosed with left pleural effusion and he had been treated with rifampicin.

Keywords:

Rifampicin; Erythroderma; Exfoliative dermatitis

Citation:

Shalavadi MH, Chandrashekhar VM, Prasanna M. Rifampicin Induced Erythroderma: A Case Report. Am J Pharmacol. 2018;1(1):1005.