Early Cyclosporine Treatment of Incipient Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis Induced by Concomitant Use of Lamotrigine and Sodium Valproate [13]

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 90-91

  Hashim, Natasha ^a   Bandara, Dalmianti ^a   Tan, Eunice ^a   Ilchyshyn, Andrew ^a  

^a WALSGRAVE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CYCLOSPORIN A; LAMOTRIGINE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; BLISTER; CASE REPORT; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; EPILEPSY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEVENS JOHNSON SYNDROME; TOXIC EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; CYCLOSPORINE; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS, TOXIC; EPILEPSY, COMPLEX PARTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; TRIAZINES; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 0842264233     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015550310005906     Document Type: Letter

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