title: Drug reaction with herbal supplement: a possible case of drug induced lupus erythematosus.
abstract: A 24-year-old lady presented with four days history of fever, non-pruritic rash, ankle pain and swelling. She had consumed herbal supplement five days before the onset of symptoms. Examinations revealed erythematous maculo-papular lesions of varying sizes on sun exposed areas. Patient was suspected to have Drug Induced Lupus Erythematosus (DILE) and subsequently symptoms subsided rapidly on withholding the herbal medication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (Leelavathi Muthupalaniappen, Nurjasmine Aida Jamani, Noor Azah Abdul Aziz).
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Leelavathi
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (Leelavathi Muthupalaniappen, Nurjasmine Aida Jamani, Noor Azah Abdul Aziz).
authors.forename: Na
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jamani
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Medical Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (Marlyn Muhammad).
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Muhammad
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (Adawiyah Jamil).
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Adawiyah
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (Leelavathi Muthupalaniappen, Nurjasmine Aida Jamani, Noor Azah Abdul Aziz).
authors.forename: Na
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Aziz
keywords: Adverse drug reaction; drug induced lupus erythematosus (DILE); herbal supplements