Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis as a manifestation of anticonvulsant hypersensitivity syndrome

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1681-1682

  Salem, Chaker Ben ^a   Fathallah, Neila ^a   Saidi, Wafa ^b   Jeddi, Chedia ^b   Ghariani, Najet ^b   Hmouda, Houssem ^c   Bouraoui, Kamel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUSSE   (Tunisia)

^b FARHAT HACHED HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^c SAHLOUL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LIVER ENZYME; PHENYTOIN; PREDNISONE;

ACUTE GENERALIZED EXANTHEMATOUS PUSTULOSIS; ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; DRESS SYNDROME; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EDEMA; EOSINOPHIL; FACE EDEMA; FEVER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPEREOSINOPHILIA; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; INGUINAL LYMPH NODE; KERATINOCYTE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; LETTER; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUSTULE; SEIZURE; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN EDEMA; THERAPY EFFECT;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; DRUG ERUPTIONS; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; PHENYTOIN; PREDNISOLONE; SKIN DISEASES, VESICULOBULLOUS;

EID: 77957672902     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1P328     Document Type: Letter

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