Patch Test-Positive Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms Syndrome Due to Cycloserine in Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis: A Case Report with a Review of the Literature

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2025 Jan 7:tpmd240557. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.24-0557. Online ahead of print.

Abstract

Antitubercular treatment (ATT) is associated with multiple cutaneous adverse drug reactions. Second-line ATT is also associated with numerous adverse reactions; however, cutaneous reactions are under-reported. Oral drug provocation (ODP) in multidrug-resistant tuberculosis is challenging because of the paucity of time and the risk of developing secondary drug resistance in the case of interrupted medication. In this paper, we report a case of drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms caused by cycloserine in an 18-year-old girl, which was confirmed with ODP and a patch test.

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