Mononucleosis-like illness as a manifestation of carbamazepine-induced anticonvulsant hypersensitivity syndrome

Allergologia et Immunopathologia

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 87-88

  Maquiera, E ^a   Yanez S ^a   Fernandez L ^a   Rodriguez F ^a   Picans I ^a   Sanchez I ^a   Jerez J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MARQUÉS DE VALDECILLA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anticonvuisant hyper sensitivity syndrome; Carbamazepine; Mononucleosis like; Patch test

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CROSS REACTION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS; PATCH TEST;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; CARBAMAZEPINE; CROSS REACTIONS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EPILEPSY, GENERALIZED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS; PATCH TESTS; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN;

EID: 0030090221     PISSN: 03010546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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