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Key Clinical Message: Dolutegravir, the most recent antiretroviral drug with high efficacy, good tolerability, infrequent drug–drug interactions, and a favorable safety profile has not been reported in current literature as a cause of acquired sideroblastic anemia. Here, we present a 35‐year‐old male patient who was diagnosed with acquired sideroblastic anemia to Dolutegravir therapy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Ciprofloxacin, among the many Fluoroquinolones, has been widely used as a broad‐spectrum antibiotic due to its wide range of action and relatively safe adverse effect profile. However, among the cutaneous adverse drug reactions due to Ciprofloxacin, toxic epidermal necrolysis occurring along with cholestatic hepatitis is a rare one. Here, we present a case of a 22‐year‐old male patient who was diagnosed with toxic epidermal necrolysis with cholestatic hepatitis secondary to Ciprofloxacin. Naranjo adverse drug reaction probability scale was used for the causal association. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: Benzodiazepines have been reported to cause photosensitivity reactions. We characterized the clinical presentation and diagnosis of benzodiazepine‐associated photosensitivity and adjudicated these cases for a causal association with benzodiazepines. Methods: A literature search on PubMed's "MeSH" search feature and CINAHL (1964 to 2019) was performed using search terms: benzodiazepine, photosensitivity, and photosensitivity disorders/chemically induced. We applied the Naranjo scale, a standardized causality assessment algorithm, to identified cases. Results: We identified eight published cases, with 50% of patients being female with a mean age of 46.3 years. Alprazolam, tetrazepam, clobazam, and clorazepate induced phototoxic reactions. Chlordiazepoxide induced one photoallergic reaction. Photosensitivity occurred between 1‐3 days (37.5%), 7‐14 days (25%), and >14 days (25%). Photosensitivity resolved after drug discontinuation within 2 weeks (62.5%). Benzodiazepine rechallenge confirmed photosensitivity in 75% of cases. Photopatch testing was negative in two patients; however, these patients had positive oral provocation testing. However, an oral photoprovocation test, an ideal diagnostic test, was not administered to several patients. Despite these challenges, the Naranjo scale identified 5 cases as definite benzodiazepine‐induced photosensitivity. Conclusion: Five benzodiazepines induced photosensitivity reactions. Five patients showed a definite association with the Naranjo scale. Reporting to pharmacovigilance databases may help identify other benzodiazepines causing photosensitivity reactions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]