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Ecthyma: Which Medications Cause It? (282 Reports Across 46 Drugs)

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Ecthyma has been reported as an adverse event with 46 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 282 total reports. 57 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Ecthyma are PREDNISOLONE, PREDNISONE, and TACROLIMUS.

282
Total Reports
46
Drugs Involved
57
Deaths
199
Hospitalizations
51.0 yrs
Average Patient Age
54.2% / 45.8%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Ecthyma Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
PREDNISOLONE 54 0.1% 25 40 10
PREDNISONE 50 0.0% 8 36 10
TACROLIMUS 36 0.0% 3 25 5
DEXAMETHASONE 33 0.0% 8 26 5
METHOTREXATE 32 0.0% 16 30 5
METHYLPREDNISOLONE 25 0.0% 10 19 6
VINCRISTINE 25 0.0% 2 24 4
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL 24 0.0% 10 21 2
CYTARABINE 23 0.1% 2 21 2
FLUOROURACIL 16 0.0% 4 8 0
PEGASPARGASE 16 0.1% 0 16 2
CYCLOSPORINE 15 0.0% 9 12 1
DAUNORUBICIN 13 0.1% 0 12 2
CLOBETASOL 12 0.2% 1 6 0
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE 12 0.0% 1 9 0
LEFLUNOMIDE 11 0.0% 5 10 4
RITUXIMAB 11 0.0% 3 9 1
CETUXIMAB 9 0.1% 4 2 0
ETANERCEPT 9 0.0% 8 8 1
IRINOTECAN 9 0.0% 4 2 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Ecthyma

54 reports
50 reports
36 reports

Related Side Effects

Drug ineffective (1,049,718) Off label use (762,782) Death (660,423) Fatigue (599,248) Nausea (562,301) Diarrhoea (491,550) Pain (471,975) Headache (460,069) Dyspnoea (409,496) Dizziness (352,922)