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A Case of Mediterranean Spotted Fever Misdiagnosed as Drug Allergy

Yanlış İlaç Allerjisi Tanısı Almış bir Akdeniz Benekli Ateşi Olgusu

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The clinician should take into account the skin manifestations that can also be seen in the course of infectious diseases and they should consider the possibility of various infections in the diagnosis of drug allergy such as a Mediterranean Spotted Fever.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Skin rashes are observed in about 2-3% of patients taking medication for any reason.
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Key Findings & Data:Since the cutaneous manifestations are also common in viral exanthemas, rickettsial-bacterial infections and rheumatologic diseases, it is important to exclude other conditions that may mimic drug-induced allergic reactions in patients having skin rashes.
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Conclusion & Impact:The clinician should take into account the skin manifestations that can also be seen in the course of infectious diseases and they should consider the possibility of various infections in the diagnosis of drug allergy such as a Mediterranean Spotted Fever.
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Abstract

Skin rashes are observed in about 2-3% of patients taking medication for any reason. Since the cutaneous manifestations are also common in viral exanthemas, rickettsial-bacterial infections and rheumatologic diseases, it is important to exclude other conditions that may mimic drug-induced allergic reactions in patients having skin rashes. Here, we report a patient of Mediterranean Spotted Fever (MSF) who was initially misdiagnosed as a drug eruption. The clinician should take into account the skin manifestations that can also be seen in the course of infectious diseases and they should consider the possibility of various infections in the diagnosis of drug allergy such as a Mediterranean Spotted Fever.

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Deri döküntüleri herhangi bir nedenle ilaç kullanan hastaların yaklaşık %2-3'ünde gözlenmektedir. Cilt bulguları aynı zamanda viral döküntüler, riketsiyal-bakteriyel enfeksiyonlar ve romatizmal hastalıklarda da sık görülen bir bulgu olduğundan, deri döküntüsü olan hastalarda ilacın neden olduğu allerjik reaksiyonları taklit eden diğer durumları dışlamak önemlidir. Burada, başlangıçta yanlış ilaç allerjisi tanısı almış bir Akdeniz Benekli Ateşi olgusu sunulmuştur. Klinisyenler enfeksiyon hastalıklarının seyrinde de görülebilen cilt bulguları konusunda dikkatli olmalı ve ilaç allerjisi ayırıcı tanısında Akdeniz Benekli Ateşi gibi çeşitli enfeksiyonların olasılığını düşünmelidir.

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TEKİN, S., GÖZAYDIN, A., ÖZTÜRK, A. B. (2018). A Case of Mediterranean Spotted Fever Misdiagnosed as Drug Allergy. Astım Allerji İmmünoloji, Cilt: 16 - Sayı: 1, 60–62. https://ajindex.com/articles/144430

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