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- Title
Telaprevir-related DRESS syndrome complicating hepatitis C treatment.
- Authors
Kömür, Süheyla; Ulu, Aslıhan; Kurtaran, Behice; İnal, Ayşe Seza; Taşova, Yeşim; Zeki Aksu, Hasan Salih
- Abstract
In chronic hepatitis C patients telaprevir attracts attention with high sustained virologic response and short term treatment however it is associated a new spectrum of adverse events, especially several cutaneous manifestations. We report a 66-year-old female patient developed drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms during telaprevir based hepatitis C treatment. All antivirals were discontinued and she was treated with supportive care. Systemic and cutaneous symptoms resolved in follow-up. Although rare, clinicians should be aware of potentially severe cutaneous skin reactions during telaprevir -based therapy.
- Subjects
CHRONIC hepatitis C; HEPATITIS C treatment; DRESS syndrome; PATIENTS
- Publication
Journal of Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 2015, Vol 5, Issue 1, p36
- ISSN
2146-3158
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5799/ahinjs.02.2015.01.0173