A case of lamotrigine-associated anticonvulsant hypersensitivity syndrome

Primary Care Companion to the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 249-250

  Blondin, Nicholas A ^a   Zahedi, Sohrab ^a   Hale, Mahlon S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; LAMOTRIGINE; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; BIPOLAR I DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DRESS SYNDROME; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LETTER; SKIN BIOPSY; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 45849087617     PISSN: 15235998     EISSN: 1555211X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/PCC.v10n0312b     Document Type: Letter

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