title: Fixed drug eruptions caused by cross-reactive quinolones.
abstract: Fixed drug eruptions (FDE) are the common dermatological adverse drug reaction accounts for 16-21% of all cutaneous drug reactions in India. Drugs most frequently implicated in FDE are antimicrobials, anticonvulsants, and nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs. Here, we report a rare case of bullous FDE due to ciprofloxacin followed by ofloxacin administration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and Hospital, Puducherry, India.
authors.forename: P Deepa
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Kameswari
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and Hospital, Puducherry, India.
authors.forename: Nitya
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Selvaraj
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and Hospital, Puducherry, India.
authors.forename: Mangaiarkkarasi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Adhimoolam
keywords: Adverse drug reaction; bullous eruption; ciprofloxacin; ofloxacin