RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 A case report of photodermatoses induced by the antifungal drug terbinafine
JF European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy
JO Eur J Hosp Pharm
FD British Medical Journal Publishing Group
SP 288
OP 289
DO 10.1136/ejhpharm-2018-001683
VO 26
IS 5
A1 Astrid Bacle
A1 Sorya Belaz
A1 Sophie Potin
A1 Jean-Pierre Gangneux
YR 2019
UL http://ejhp.bmj.com/content/26/5/288.abstract
AB 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.