Chloroquine induced urticaria: A newer adverse effect

Bicalutamide-induced hepatotoxicity: A rare adverse effect

PATIENT Male, 81 FINAL DIAGNOSIS: Prostate cancer Symptoms: Anorexia • dark urine • joundice • letargy MEDICATION Casodex Clinical Procedure: - Specialty: Oncology. OBJECTIVE Adverse events of drug therapy. BACKGROUND Bicalutamide is a nonsteroidal anti-androgen used extensively during the initiation of androgen deprivation therapy with a luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) agoni...

Fexofenadine-Induced Urticaria

Fexofenadine (Allegra® 180) is a second-generation antihistamine. It is widely used as anti-allergic drug, which suppresses various allergic reactions mediated by histamines. A few cases of H1-antihistamine-induced urticaria have been reported. Herein, we report a rare case of fexofenadine-induced urticaria which was confirmed by a prick test, oral provocation test, and flow cytometry assisted-...

[Adalimumab-induced urticaria].

Romidepsin-induced neutrophilic urticaria

CASE REPORT A 72-year-old Caucasian woman with S ezary syndrome was treated for 3 years with interferon alfa-2b and extracorporeal photopheresis. In a span of 8 weeks between clinic visits, she developed 2.4-cm lymphadenopathy and worsening erythroderma. Histology of the surgically excised node revealed Dutch grade III changes with proliferation of atypical lymphocytes and partial architectural...

Chloroquine-induced Pruritus

Chloroquine-induced pruritus remains one of the most common side-effects in the use of chloroquine in the prophylaxis and treatment of uncomplicated malaria before the advent of artemisinin-based combination therapies. It has been reported to vary from a tolerable to intolerable intensity among susceptible individuals resulting in disruption of treatment and development of resistance to the dru...