title: Azithromycin-induced rash in infectious mononucleosis.
abstract: Antibiotic-induced skin eruption in the setting of infectious mononucleosis is a common and well-documented clinical scenario. The skin lesions are non-specific and the mechanisms causing them are unclear. Several reports have described this entity with different antibiotic classes, mainly penicillins. Only 1 case of azithromycin-induced skin eruption has previously been described in this setting. Herein, we report the second case.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Ghenwa K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Dakdouki
authors.forename: Khalil H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Obeid
authors.forename: Souha S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Kanj
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000667:Ampicillin / Q000494:pharmacology; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017963:Azithromycin / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003875:Drug Eruptions / Q000209:etiology*; D005076:Exanthema / Q000139:chemically induced*; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D006801:Humans; D007244:Infectious Mononucleosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000667:Ampicillin; D017963:Azithromycin