Severe drug eruption from oral terbinafine for mild onychomycosis—A case report from family practice and literature review: “Just an innocent little pill?”

Onychomycosis is the most prevalent nail disease and is frequently encountered in clinical practice. Despite having multiple therapeutic options, of which systemic antifungals are the most effective, treatment is not always mandatory in all patients. Especially when considering systemic treatment, t...

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Veröffentlicht in:SAGE open medical case reports 2024-01, Vol.12, p.2050313X241235823
Hauptverfasser: Watjer, Roeland M, Eekhof, Just AH, Quint, Koen D, Numans, Mattijs E, Bonten, Tobias N
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Zusammenfassung:Onychomycosis is the most prevalent nail disease and is frequently encountered in clinical practice. Despite having multiple therapeutic options, of which systemic antifungals are the most effective, treatment is not always mandatory in all patients. Especially when considering systemic treatment, the risk of adverse reactions may outweigh the potential benefits of treatment. In this case report, we present a clinical case of a 49-year-old male patient with a blank past medical history who experienced a severe drug eruption from terbinafine prescribed for mild onychomycosis that required discontinuation of terbinafine, additional evaluation, and treatment of this adverse reaction.
ISSN:2050-313X
2050-313X
DOI:10.1177/2050313X241235823