Drug hypersensitivity syndrome to carbamazepine and human herpes virus 6 infection: Case report and literature review

Infection

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 254-256

  Zeller, A ^a   Schaub, N ^a   Steffen, I ^b   Battegay, E ^a   Hirsch, H H ^a   Bircher, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; FEVER; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HERPES; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALAISE; MYALGIA;

EID: 0043160382     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-002-3099-5     Document Type: Article

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