Drug-induced Telogen Effluvium in a Pediatric Patient due to Error of Transcription.
"Errors of transcription" are rarely reported, but may cause significant adverse effects in patients. Here, the authors report the case of a 15-year-old Burmese girl presenting with telogen effluvium after being dispensed the wrong medication due to a pharmacy auto-complete error.
Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, California and University of California, San Diego;
Stephanie
S
Feldstein
Department of Dermatology, University of California-Davis, Sacramento, California.
Smita
S
Awasthi
Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, California and University of California, San Diego;
Andrew C
AC
Krakowski