TITLE:
Uncommon Side Effects of D-Pencillamine— 2 Case Reports
AUTHORS:
Uma Karjigi, Dayavathi Ashok
KEYWORDS:
D-Penicillamine; Dermatomyositis; Bullous Pemphigoid
JOURNAL NAME:
Case Reports in Clinical Medicine,
Vol.3 No.3,
March
14,
2014
ABSTRACT: D-Penicillamine is one of the diseases modifying medication used to treat Rheumatoid
arthritis and Systemic sclerosis. In this article we have described two
interesting cases of Dermatomyositis and Bullous pemphigoid secondary to D-Penicillamine.
This article emphasizes the fact that D-Penicillamine remains as one of the effective
and well-tolerated medications, however patients need close monitoring while
on medication, so that uncommon side effects are recognized and treated promptly.