Sparfloxacin induced toxic epidermal necrolysis

Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 2003 May-Jun;69(3):235-6.

Abstract

Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) is a life-threatening cutaneous adverse drug reaction. TEN is known to occur with the fluoroquinolone class of antibiotics, but only four cases of sparfloxacin induced TEN have been reported to the WHO database. This is another case report of sparfloxacin induced TEN.