Anticonvulsant hypersensitivity syndrome with fatal outcome

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 503-505

  Romero Maldonado, Nuria ^a   Sendra Tello, Javier ^a   Raboso Garcia Baquero, Eduardo ^a   Harto Castaño, Antonio ^a  

^a HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anticonvulsant hypersensitivity syndrome; Carbamazepine; Cranial irradiation; Phenobarbital; Phenytoin; Toxic epidermal necrolysis

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DEFLAZACORT; DEXAMETHASONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PREDNISONE; STEROID;

AGED; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN METASTASIS; BRAIN RADIATION; CASE REPORT; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PATCH TEST; SEIZURE; SKIN BIOPSY; TOXIC EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS;

AGED; CARBAMAZEPINE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS, TOXIC; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEIZURES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0036751609     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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