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Recurrent erythema multiforme after alcohol ingestion in a patient receiving ciprofloxacin: a case report.

Citation:

Lagoudianakis E, Pappas A, Koronakis N, Dallianoudis I, Kotzadimitriou K, Chrysikos J, Koukoutsis I, Antonakis P, Keramidaris D, Manouras A. Recurrent erythema multiforme after alcohol ingestion in a patient receiving ciprofloxacin: a case report. Cases J. 2009;2:7787. Copy at http://www.tinyurl.com/yrvhwnom

Abstract:

The incidence of cutaneous adverse reactions to quinolones is low; moreover their development in patients with concomitant alcohol consumption is a phenomenon that has been scarcely reported. We present a case of 46-year-old male who developed erythema multiforme after ingestion of alcohol, while being treated with ciprofloxacin. The lesion was self-limiting and abstinence from alcohol permitted the completion of the course of therapy without any other adverse reaction.