Rash associated with Pregabalin: A case report
Burak Uz 1 * , Ali Alkan, Hakan Göker, Nilgün Atakan, Osman İlhami Özcebe
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1 Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Ankara, Turkey* Corresponding Author

Abstract

A 48-year-old man with erythematous, maculopapular rash localized to his extremities and lumbar region that he had been receiving oral pregabalin 300 mg per day for 2 months to treat his neuropathy was applied. The Nara­njo probability scale indicates a probable relationship be­tween the development of rash and use of pregabalin by our patient. Pregabalin was discontinued and antihista­minic treatment, oral methyprednisolone and topical ste­roid cream were given to treat the rash. The rash almost completely resolved one week after pregabalin was dis­continued. Pregabalin-induced rash was rarely reported in Phase 3 clinical trials, and there is currently only one available report on the development of a rash coinciding with the use of pregabalin. No clear mechanisms reported for rash associated with pregabalin. It is usually recom­mended to start pregabalin with low doses and slow in­creases might prevent the incidence of side effects.

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Article Type: Case Report

J Clin Exp Invest, Volume 4, Issue 1, March 2013, 107-109

https://doi.org/10.5799/ahinjs.01.2013.01.0244

Publication date: 14 Mar 2013

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