1PG, PES Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Kuppam
2Associate Professor & HOD, GR Medical College, Gwalior
3Demonstrator, GR Medical College, Gwalior
*Corresponding Author: Email: dranubhav1980@gmail.com
Online published on 14 June, 2017.
Fixed drug eruptions (FDE) are common cutaneous adverse drug reactions, commonly caused by antibiotics and analgesics. Flupirtine, a selective potassium channel opener is non-opoid, non-NSAID analgesic used for the treatment for musculoskeletal pain. Of all the mentioned side effects of flupirtine in literature, fixed drug eruption is absent. Here, we report a case of 55-year-old female of FDE due to flupirtine.
Flupirtine, Fixed drug eruption, FDE
