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British Journal of Dermatology

British Journal of Dermatology

Volume 114 Issue 6, Pages 729 - 732

Published Online: 29 Jul 2006

Journal compilation © 2010 British Association of Dermatologists



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Exacerbation of pemphigus by rifampicin
S. MIYAGAWA 1 , Y. YAMASHINA 1 , T. OKUCHI 1 , Y. KONOIKE*, T. KANO K. SAKAMOTO 1
  1 Department of Dermatology Gifu University Medical School, Japan   *Second Department of Internal Medicine, Nara Medical University, Gifu University Medical School, Japan   First Department of Internal Medicine, Gifu University Medical School, Japan
 Correspondence: Dr S. Miyagawa, Department of Dermatology, Nara Medical University, Nara 634, Japan.
Copyright 1986 British Association of Dermatologists

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Rifampicin therapy caused exacerbation of skin lesions, rising serum pemphigus antibody titres, and decreased serum betamethasone levels in a 59-year-old man with pemphigus vulgaris. Exacerbation of pemphigus was confined to the period of rifampicin therapy and seems to be best explained by the effect of rifampicin on the metabolism of betamethasone. Physicians prescribing rifampicin for the treatment of tuberculosis should be aware of its potential to produce such an important adverse reaction.


Accepted for publication 27 November 1985

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10.1111/j.1365-2133.1986.tb04882.x About DOI

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