Severe hypersensitivity reaction to antituberculosis medications

Shehla Baqi; Jamie Nadler; Stephen Dolan

Severe hypersensitivity reaction to antituberculosis medications

Shehla Baqi
, Jamie Nadler
, Stephen Dolan

Medicine

Sind Institute of Urology and Transplantation
Carle Clinic

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Abstract

A 66-year-old white man with tuberculosis of the shoulder joint had a severe hypersensitivity reaction to antituberculosis medications. Symptoms included development of pulmonary infiltrates, hepatic dysfunction, renal insufficiency, and neutropenia. The patient improved after the medications were withdrawn.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	287-291
Number of pages	5
Journal	Infections in Medicine
Volume	25
Issue number	6
State	Published - Jun 2008

Keywords

Antituberculosis therapy
Hypersensitivity hepatotoxicity
Isoniazid
Rifampin
Tuberculosis

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Severe hypersensitivity reaction to antituberculosis medications

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