FIXED DRUG ERUPTION INDUCED BY ORNIDAZOLE – A CASE REPORT

Fixed Drug Eruption (FDE) is a cutaneous adverse drug effect, delayed type of hypersensitivity reaction in the form of recurrent lesions at the same site after re-exposure to the offending agent. A 47-year-old woman, suffering from diarrhea, on taking oral Ooxacin combined with Ornidazole, developed well-circumscribed, erythematous rashes within few hours of taking the medicine. Treatment is mainly stopping the offending drug and use of topical corticosteroid