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

Muthupalaniappen L 1 , Jamani N 1 , Muhammad M 2 , Adawiyah J 3 , Aziz N 1

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (Leelavathi Muthupalaniappen, Nurjasmine Aida Jamani, Noor Azah Abdul Aziz)
  • 2 Department of Microbiology and Medical Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (Marlyn Muhammad)
  • 3 Dermatology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (Adawiyah Jamil)
Malays Fam Physician, 2010;5(2):99-100.
PMID: 25606196 MyJurnal

Abstract

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 to have Drug Induced Lupus Erythematosus (DILE) and subsequently symptoms subsided rapidly on withholding the herbal medication.

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