IADVL's textbook on cutaneous adverse drug reactions

• Published in: Indian journal of dermatology, venereology, and leprology venereology, and leprology, 2019-09, Vol.85 (5), p.565-566
• Main Authors: Dogra, Sunil, Bishnoi, Anuradha
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Anticoagulants; Dermatology; Drugs; Textbooks
• ISSN: 0378-6323; 0973-3922; 1998-3611
• DOI: 10.4103/ijdvl.IJDVL_510_19

The “IADVL's Textbook on Cutaneous Adverse Drug Reactions,” first edition (2018), pages 546, published by Bhalani Publishing House, Mumbai, India, represents a comprehensive collection of a number of cutaneous adverse effects that can occur after intake of drugs, and it is first of its kind to be published in the Indian subcontinent. The book is well-written, user-friendly, multi-authored, and has been laid out in six sections: general aspects (introduction, epidemiology, detailed pathogenesis, pharmacogenomics, detailed scoring systems, diagnostic measures); patterns of CADRs (classified as nonserious and serious, and involves detailed discussions on CADRs affecting hair, nails, mucosae); CADRs to specific group of drugs (anti-infectives, cardiovascular drugs, antiepileptics, anticoagulants, chemotherapy and targeted drugs, and topical dermatology therapy); CADRs in specific populations (HIV/AIDS, childhood, pregnancy); miscellaneous (drug interactions, multiple drug hypersensitivity syndrome, desensitization, pharmacovigilance, paradoxical drug reactions, relevant legal issues, few interesting real-life case scenarios); and the last section covering various proformas pertaining to diagnosis and reporting of CADRs. [...]this textbook is an excellent attempt to teach and demonstrate CADRs and will be a valuable addition to the dermatology textbooks' armamentarium as a helpful educational tool for both for dermatologists and physicians in India and abroad.