Stevens-Johnson syndrome caused by the antiretroviral drug nevirapine

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2001 Feb;44(2 Suppl):354-7. doi: 10.1067/mjd.2001.101885.

Abstract

Nevirapine is a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor widely used in combination with other antiretroviral agents for the treatment of HIV infection. Severe rash, including the Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS), is the major toxicity of nevirapine and is described in the package labeling with a prominent, boxed warning. Though physicians treating large populations of patients with HIV are well aware of this complication, only one other report of nevirapine-associated SJS has been documented in the dermatology literature. We describe 2 cases of SJS related to nevirapine use and review the literature on this newly recognized association.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anti-HIV Agents / adverse effects*
  • Anti-HIV Agents / therapeutic use
  • HIV Infections / diagnosis
  • HIV Infections / drug therapy*
  • HIV-1 / isolation & purification*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Nevirapine / adverse effects*
  • Nevirapine / therapeutic use
  • Prognosis
  • Risk Assessment
  • Stevens-Johnson Syndrome / chemically induced*

Substances

  • Anti-HIV Agents
  • Nevirapine