2020
DOI: 10.22541/au.160689787.72814224/v1
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Levothyroxine-associated lichenoid drug eruption: A case report and review of levothyroxine-induced adverse reactions

Abstract: Levothyroxine (LT4) is frequently used as thyroid hormone replacement to treat hypothyroidism. Adverse skin reactions are not common. Lichenoid drug eruption is a one such medication-related reaction. the lesion morphology and pathology mimic lichen planus. The current case describes a 47-year-old man who presented to us with a diffuse levothyroxine-induced lichenoid drug eruption. The Naranjo adverse drug reaction probability assessment score suggested this was likely an ADR to levothyroxine. The eruption res… Show more

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