Chromosomal integration of human herpesvirus 6 DNA in anticonvulsant hypersensitivity syndrome [12]

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 158, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 640-642

  Watanabe, H ^a   Daibata, M ^b   Tohyama, M ^c   Batchelor, J ^d   Hashimoto, K ^c   Iijima, M ^a  

^a SHOWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c EHIME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anticonvulsant hypersensitivity syndrome; Chromosomal integration; Drug eruption; Drug induced hypersensitivity syndrome; Human herpesvirus 6

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BIPERIDEN; BROMAZEPAM; CARBAMAZEPINE; CHLORPROMAZINE; CLONAZEPAM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LEVOMEPROMAZINE; NITRAZEPAM; PREDNISOLONE; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME 1Q; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRESS SYNDROME; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EOSINOPHILIA; ERYTHEMA; FEVER; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; LYMPHADENOPATHY; LYMPHOCYTE TRANSFORMATION TEST; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SKIN BIOPSY; VIRUS DNA CELL DNA INTERACTION; VIRUS LATENCY; VIRUS REACTIVATION;

ANTICONVULSANTS; CARBAMAZEPINE; DNA, VIRAL; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HERPESVIRUS 6, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRUS INTEGRATION;

EID: 39049154835     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2007.08382.x     Document Type: Letter

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