Successful treatment of lamotrigine-associated drug hypersensitivity syndrome with intravenous IgG

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Comfere, Nneka I ^a   Sartori Valinotti, Julio C ^a   Bruce, Alison J ^a   Drage, Lisa A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; LAMOTRIGINE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SKIN CARE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 84862113811     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: 10976787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2011.06.038     Document Type: Article

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