Lichenoid eruption ribavirin

Sookoian S+, Arch Dermatol 135, 999 [K] (with ribavirin) Lichenoid eruption... 

There was an increased incidence of adverse skin effects, mostly eczema, malar erythema, and lichenoid eruptions, in 33 patients who received combination of interferon alfa with ribavirin compared with 35 patients treated with interferon alfa alone (416). 

A 58-year-old woman developed a lichenoid eruption on the hands after taking interferon alfa-2b and ribavirin for 6 days the lesions resolved within 1 week after withdrawal [41" ]. 

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