Azithromycin-induced rash in infectious mononucleosis

Scand J Infect Dis. 2002;34(12):939-41.

Abstract

Antibiotic-induced skin eruption in the setting of infectious mononucleosis is a common and well-documented clinical scenario. The skin lesions are non-specific and the mechanisms causing them are unclear. Several reports have described this entity with different antibiotic classes, mainly penicillins. Only 1 case of azithromycin-induced skin eruption has previously been described in this setting. Herein, we report the second case.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Ampicillin / pharmacology
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / adverse effects*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Azithromycin / adverse effects*
  • Azithromycin / therapeutic use
  • Drug Eruptions / etiology*
  • Exanthema / chemically induced*
  • Herpesvirus 4, Human / pathogenicity*
  • Humans
  • Infectious Mononucleosis / drug therapy*
  • Infectious Mononucleosis / epidemiology
  • Male

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Ampicillin
  • Azithromycin