Lamotrigine-induced hypersensitivity syndrome in a Han Chinese patient with the HLA-B5801 genotype

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 117-119

  Chow, Julie Chi ^a   Huang, Chin Wei ^b   Fang, Chen Wen ^c   Wu, Yi Jen ^a   Tsai, Jing Jane ^a  

^a CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chinese; HLA B*5801; Hypersensitivity; Lamotrigine

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; GABAPENTIN; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HLA B ANTIGEN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LAMOTRIGINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; PREDNISOLONE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALLELE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; CHINESE; DRESS SYNDROME; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EPILEPSY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FEVER; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; GENOTYPE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JAUNDICE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; LETTER; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN BIOPSY;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; DRUG ERUPTIONS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HLA-B ANTIGENS; HUMANS; KERATINOCYTES; SKIN; TRIAZINES;

EID: 84872680598     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: 15903478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-012-0947-7     Document Type: Letter

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