Author(s)

Echendu Adinma, Nkiru N. Ezeama, Chukwuma D. Umeokonkwo

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Severe cutaneous hypersensitivity reactions to anti-tuberculosis medication are rare and have been attributed mainly to thiacetazone. A case of streptomycin-induced Steven-Johnson Syndrome in a patient with TB-HIV co-infection which ended in death is reported.

Streptomycin-Induced Steven-Johnson Syndrome, HIV Sero-Positive, Tuberculosis

E. Adinma, N. Ezeama and C. Umeokonkwo, "Streptomycin-Induced Steven-Johnson Syndrome in a HIV Sero-Positive Patient with Tuberculosis: A Case Report," International Journal of Clinical Medicine, Vol. 2 No. 4, 2011, pp. 481-483. doi: 10.4236/ijcm.2011.24082.