Sildenafil: A rare cause of erythema multiforme

Erythema multiforme (EM) is an acute self-limiting mucocutaneous condition of uncertain etiopathogenesis. The most common precipitating factors are herpes simplex virus infection, mycoplasma infection, drugs, and vaccination. We report a case of EM following sildenafil used for loss of libido. EM in...

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Autores principales: Sharma, Nidhi Raghunandan, Sharma, Sudhanshu, Ahmad, Javid, Nadkarni, Nitin, Rana, Shweta, Kalhan, Shivani
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4857692/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27190421
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2589-0557.180292
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author Sharma, Nidhi Raghunandan
Sharma, Sudhanshu
Ahmad, Javid
Nadkarni, Nitin
Rana, Shweta
Kalhan, Shivani
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description Erythema multiforme (EM) is an acute self-limiting mucocutaneous condition of uncertain etiopathogenesis. The most common precipitating factors are herpes simplex virus infection, mycoplasma infection, drugs, and vaccination. We report a case of EM following sildenafil used for loss of libido. EM induced by sildenafil has not been reported so far.
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spelling pubmed-48576922016-05-17 Sildenafil: A rare cause of erythema multiforme Sharma, Nidhi Raghunandan Sharma, Sudhanshu Ahmad, Javid Nadkarni, Nitin Rana, Shweta Kalhan, Shivani Indian J Sex Transm Dis AIDS Case Report Erythema multiforme (EM) is an acute self-limiting mucocutaneous condition of uncertain etiopathogenesis. The most common precipitating factors are herpes simplex virus infection, mycoplasma infection, drugs, and vaccination. We report a case of EM following sildenafil used for loss of libido. EM induced by sildenafil has not been reported so far. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016 /pmc/articles/PMC4857692/ /pubmed/27190421 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2589-0557.180292 Text en Copyright: © Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike 3.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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Sildenafil: A rare cause of erythema multiforme
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title_full Sildenafil: A rare cause of erythema multiforme
title_fullStr Sildenafil: A rare cause of erythema multiforme
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4857692/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27190421
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2589-0557.180292
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