J Korean Rheum Assoc.
2002 Jun;9(2):137-140.
Deep Neck Infection due to Severe Neutropenia induced by Terbinafine in a Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
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- 1Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea. ionos@kornet.net
Abstract
- Terbinafine, a fungicidal agent used for the treatment of onychomycosis, has been found to be safe and adverse effects are usually mild and transient. Neutropenia is a rare side effect of terbinafine. Terbinafine-induced neutropenia have been reported 7 cases worldwide and these patients had no predisposing factors that give rise to developing neutropenia. To date there has not been reported in Korea. We report a case of systemic lupus erythematosus of 47-yearold female patient who developed deep neck infection requiring intravenous antibiotics, tracheostomy, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor(G-CSF) to recover from terbinafine-induced neutropenia.
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