Drug reaction with herbal supplement: a possible case of drug induced lupus erythematosus

• Main Authors: Muthupalaniappen,, Leelavathi A., Jamani, Nurjasmine Aida, Muhammad , M., Jamil, Adawiyah, Aziz , Noor Azah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia 2010
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/31391/1/Drug_Induced_Lupus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/31391/; http://www.e-mfp.org/2010v5n2/pdf/Drug_Induced_Lupus.pdf

A 24-year-old lady presented with four days history of fever, non-pruritic rash, ankle pain and swelling. She had consumed herbal supplement five days before the onset of symptoms. Examinations revealed erythematous maculo-papular lesions of varying sizes on sun exposed areas. Patient was suspected...