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Pharmacologic Induction of Epidermal Melanin and Protection Against Sunburn in a Humanized Mouse Model
Published on: September 7, 2013
A case report of photodermatoses induced by the antifungal drug terbinafine
Astrid Bacle1,2, Sorya Belaz2,3, Sophie Potin1,2
1Service Hospitalo-Universitaire de Pharmacie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rennes, Rennes, France.
Abstract:
Terbinafine is an antifungaldrug(inhibitor of ergosterol synthesis) known to induce skin reactions. A 58-year-old female was treated with terbinafine for onychomycosis. On the fifth day of treatment a skin rash emerged on her sun-exposed areas. Biological testing did not find any allergic signs. Other skin reactions are well known with terbinafine, but we depict here, a case of photosensitisation induced by treatment, generally unknown for this antifungal. This side effect can be prevented by medication reconciliation and pharmaceutical advice from the clinical pharmacist.
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