Rifampicin-Induced Fever
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Rifampicin - Induced Fever
Rifampicin is a commonly used first-line antitubercular drug well known for its safety and efficacy and is generally well tolerated. Flu-like syndrome is the main cause of fever in rifampicin treated patients. High grade fever without accompanying features of hypersensitivity or flu is an extremely rare occurance. Our patient presented with pyrexia of unknown origin and diagnostic work-up revea...
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عنوان ژورنال: IOSR Journal of Pharmacy and Biological Sciences
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2319-7676,2278-3008
DOI: 10.9790/3008-0212526