title: Rifampicin induced uterine bleeding.
abstract: A case of uterine bleeding after intake of rifampicin is reported in a 35-year-old female. Provocation test was also positive. The underlying mechanism whether it was a hypersensitivity phenomenon like fixed drug eruption or due to induction of uterine acyl-hydrolase enzyme, is not clear. Uterine bleeding has not been observed as a side-effect of rifampicin in the past.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Institute of Medical Sciences, B.H.U., Varanasi.
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Nigam
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003622:Dapsone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004717:Endometrium / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015441:Leprosy, Tuberculoid / Q000188:drug therapy; D012293:Rifampin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D003622:Dapsone; D012293:Rifampin