01036nas a2200289   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001000055653001200065653003000077653001600107653001100123653001100134653002500145653001300170653002300183100001400206700001400220700001200234700001200246245004100258300001000299490000700309050003200316520038400348022001400732       1988                            d  c1988 Apr10aAdult10aDapsone10aDrug Therapy, Combination10aEndometrium10aFemale10aHumans10aLeprosy, Tuberculoid10aRifampin10aUterine Hemorrhage1 aNigam P K1 aSingh P K1 aSingh G1 aKumar M00aRifampicin induced uterine bleeding.  a303-50 v60  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>A case of uterine bleeding after intake of rifampicin is reported in a 35-year-old female. Provocation test was also positive. The underlying mechanism whether it was a hypersensitivity phenomenon like fixed drug eruption or due to induction of uterine acyl-hydrolase enzyme, is not clear. Uterine bleeding has not been observed as a side-effect of rifampicin in the past.</p>  a0254-9395