Table 4.
Variable | Total (n = 27) |
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Reasons for discontinuing anti-TB drugs | |
Drug rash | 12 (44.4) |
Drug fever | 7 (25.9) |
DRESS syndrome | 7 (25.9) |
SJS/TEN | 1 (3.8) |
Offending drugs | |
Isoniazid | 5 (16.7) |
Rifampin | 5 (16.7) |
Ethambutol | 10 (33.3) |
Pyrazinamide | 6 (20.0) |
Unknown | 4 (13.3) |
Values are presented as number (%). There were two offending drugs in three patients (isoniazid and pyrazinamide in one patient, ethambutol and pyrazinamide in two patients).
TB, tuberculosis; DRESS, drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptom; SJS/TEN, Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis.