Persistent photodamage following drug photosensitization in a lung-transplant recipient

Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed. 2011 Aug;27(4):213-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.2011.00591.x.

Abstract

Photosensitivity is a well-known complication of treatment with quinolone antibiotics. Several transient phototoxic drug reactions have been described. We report a case of a persistent phototoxic reaction to ciprofloxacin in a lung-transplant recipient on a long-term immunosuppressive drug regimen.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Infective Agents / administration & dosage
  • Anti-Infective Agents / adverse effects*
  • Ciprofloxacin / administration & dosage
  • Ciprofloxacin / adverse effects*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunosuppression Therapy / adverse effects
  • Immunosuppression Therapy / methods
  • Lung Transplantation*
  • Middle Aged
  • Photosensitivity Disorders / chemically induced*
  • Photosensitivity Disorders / pathology*
  • Transplantation, Homologous

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Ciprofloxacin