Immediate type hypersensitivity and late phase reaction occurred consecutively in a patient receiving ethambutol and levofloxacin
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Immediate type hypersensitivity and late phase reaction occurred consecutively in a patient receiving ethambutol and levofloxacin
Background We experienced a rare case of immediate type hypersensitivity and late phase reaction to anti-tubercular therapy consisting of ethambutol and levofloxacin, which occurred in close succession, giving the appearance of a single, continuous reaction to one drug. Case presentation The patient was a man in his 70's who began therapy consisting of isoniazide, rifampicin, and ethambutol f...
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عنوان ژورنال: Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1710-1492
DOI: 10.1186/s13223-018-0237-x