TABLE 2.

Adverse effects of self‐medication

S.No	Age/gender	Clinical presentation	Relevant history	Medication used	Diagnosis
1	68 y/male	Complains of (c/o) ulceration of oral mucosa. Ulcerated plaque over trunk and upper and lower limbs	Patient is a known case of Psoriasis and was prescribed methotrexate. Following development of new lesions during lockdown patient took 10 mg of methotrexate daily for 14 d before coming to OPD.	Methotrexate tablet	Methotrexate toxicity (Figure 1A)
2	34 y/Male	c/o pruritic papular lesions over shaft of penis.	Patient applied a ointment on recommendation of friend for a itchy condition in groin. There was temporary relief following which lesions increased.	Clobetasol	Tinea cruris over shaft of penis (Figure 1B)
3	24 y/Male	c/o itching over face since 30 d	Patient had itching over cheeks for which he applied cream previously prescribed for lichen simplex chronicus	Betamethasone cream	Modified tinea faciei (Figure 1C)
4	23 y/Male	c/o itching and burning sensation in erythematous lesion present over trunk and back	Patient applied ointment obtained as an over‐the‐ counter medicine for hypopigmented lesions over trunk and back	Dithranol ointment	Irritant Contact Dermatitis with Tinea versicolor (Figure 1D)
5	43 y/Female	c/o vesicle over a erythematous base since 2 d	Took over‐counter medicine for pain in abdomen.	Norfloxacin and Tinidazole (fixed dose combination)	Fixed drud rash (Bullous) (Figure 1E)
6	19 y/Female	c/o pruritic, erythematous, morbiliform rash all over the body.	Took one tablet of hydroxychloroquine as prophylaxis against Covid 19	Hydroxy‐chloroquine	Drug induced rash due to hydroxychloroquine (Figure 1F)