Iatrogenic metrorrhagia after the use of itraconazole for onychomycosis.

Indian J Pharmacol

Department of Dermatology, Nicolina Medical Centre, Apollonia University, "P.Poni" Research Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Lasi, Romania.

Published: October 2018

We present first case report on itraconazole, a drug very commonly used for onychomycosis, used along with simvastatin that caused metrorrhagia. The suggested probable mechanism is the inhibition of steroidogenesis, especially estrogens that resulted in low-estrogen breakthrough bleeding. This article emphasizes the importance of drug interaction check prior the initiation of onychomycosis treatment.

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