Toxic epidermal necrolysis caused by lamotrigine

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 829-830

  Sladden, Mike ^a   Mortimer, Neil ^a   Chave, Toby ^b  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; LAMOTRIGINE; TRIAZINE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; TOXIC EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS, TOXIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; TRIAZINES;

EID: 16544395061     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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