erythema multiforme/nausea

A prospective study was carried out to assess the occurrence and character of adverse cutaneous reactions in patients receiving ticlopidine hydrochloride to prevent subacute thrombosis after having undergone placement of coronary stents. During a 1-year period such patients were requested to report

Azathioprine is used in a variety of dermatological conditions. However, because of its side-effect profile, azathioprine is limited for use in patients with severe disease. An unpredictable, rare and potentially fatal side-effect of azathioprine is the development of a hypersensitivity reaction,

A trial of the antifungal triazole fluconazole was conducted in cancer patients with presumed or proven mold infection. Groups of patients received fluconazole at four dosages (800, 1200, 1600, or 2000 mg/day). Adverse events, plasma levels, and clinical response were examined. Thirty-nine patients

Dapsone has been used since 1976 in the treatment of relapsing polychondritis. A critical analysis of its therapeutic effectiveness based on 2 personal cases and 14 cases reported in the literature, all treated with dapsone alone, showed that treatment had to be discontinued in 4 on account of side

Autoimmune progesterone dermatitis (APD) is rare autoimmune response to endogenous progesterone or to earlier exposure to exogenous progesterone (1). Skin lesions typically occur due to increases in progesterone during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle (2). A-31-year-old mother of two children

Alendronate sodium is an aminobiphosphonate, an analog of inorganic pyrophosphate, indicated for the treatment of osteoporosis in post-menopausal women. We analyzed events reported in patients prescribed alendronate by general practitioners (GPs) in England. A non-interventional observational cohort

Malignant pleural mesothelioma is a highly aggressive cancer with poor prognosis and few treatment options following progression on platinum-containing chemotherapy. We assessed the safety and efficacy of pembrolizumab (an anti-programmed cell death receptor 1 [PD-1] antibody) in advanced solid

Levamisole, an anthelmintic agent with a wide range of immunomodulatory actions, has been used successfully as monotherapy and an adjunct to treatment in a variety of diseases. Since 1990, combination therapy of levamisole and fluorouracil has played an important role in the treatment of resected