title: A granulomatous drug eruption induced by entecavir.
abstract: Entecavir (Baraclude®, Bristol-Myers Squibb) is a potent and selective antiviral agent that has demonstrated efficacy in patients with chronic hepatitis B. The most frequent adverse events attributed to entecavir include increased alanine aminotransferase, upper respiratory tract infection, headache, abdominal pain, cough, pyrexia, fatigue, and diarrhea. Although quite a few randomized double-blind studies including ones investigating adverse events along with these general symptoms have been reported, few cases of cutaneous adverse events have been described in detail. We demonstrate a case of granulomatous drug eruption as a cutaneous adverse event induced by entecavir.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Jinju, Korea.
authors.forename: Jimi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Jinju, Korea.
authors.forename: Donghwa
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Jinju, Korea. ; Institute of Health Science, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Korea.
authors.forename: Chiyeon
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kim
keywords: Drug eruptions; Entecavir