Drug-induced severe cutaneous adverse reactions in a patient after COVID-19 infection. Case report

During the COVID-19 pandemic, various adverse drug reactions were observed. This could have been related to a greater immunological susceptibility of patients with SARS-CoV-2 to present this type of symptoms, as well as exposure to multiple drugs used in their treatment. We report the case of a pati...

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Published inRevista del Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires Vol. 43; no. 1; pp. 21 - 24
Main Authors Denys E. Peñaloza Daguer, Anamá Di Prinzio, María Echeverría, María J. Cura, Lucrecia Bustamante, Luis D. Mazzocuolo, Ana C. Torre
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Instituto Universitario Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires 01.03.2023
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acute exanthematous pustulosis
adverse drug reaction
covid-19
sars-cov-2
toxic epidermal necrolysis
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Summary:During the COVID-19 pandemic, various adverse drug reactions were observed. This could have been related to a greater immunological susceptibility of patients with SARS-CoV-2 to present this type of symptoms, as well as exposure to multiple drugs used in their treatment. We report the case of a patient with a severe respiratory infection due to COVID-19, who presented 2 serious adverse drug reactions associated with paracetamol in a short period of time.
ISSN:2314-3312
DOI:10.51987/revhospitalbaires.v43i1.260