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- Title
A Rare Pediatric Case of Cefixime Induced Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis.
- Authors
Babu, Tirin; Panachiyil, George Mathew; Vasudev, Prajwala Hassan; Ravi, Mandyam Dhati
- Abstract
Cefixime is a third-generation cephalosporin that has been used for the treatment of a wide range of infections in children and adults. The incidence of cefixime induced toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) is less than 2% in adults, but it is infrequent among pediatric patients. We report a rare case of cefixime induced TEN in a 7-year-old boy. In this case, the child presented with symptoms of TEN after 2 days of administration of cefixime. This case highlights the need to select structurally different antibiotics in case of antibiotic-induced severe cutaneous adverse reaction (SCAR) to avoid recurrence of SCAR. Furthermore, concluded that irrational use of antibiotics could be disastrous as it can result in TEN as the incidence of antibiotics induced TEN ranges from 29% to 42%.
- Subjects
TOXIC epidermal necrolysis; CEFOTAXIME; CHILDREN
- Publication
Hospital Pharmacy, 2022, Vol 57, Issue 2, p237
- ISSN
0018-5787
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/00185787211016332