Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptom (DRESS) induced by carbamazepine: A case report and literature review

Pan African Medical Journal

Volumn 18, Issue , 2014, Pages

  El Omairi, Nissrine ^a   Abourazzak, Sanae ^a   Chaouki, Sanae ^a   Atmani, Samir ^a   Hida, Moustapha ^a  

^a HASSAN II UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Carbamazepine; DRESS syndrome; Epilepsy; Rash

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOBAZAM; CORTICOSTEROID; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; VALPROIC ACID; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BASOPHILIA; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILL; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRESS SYNDROME; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EPILEPSY; FACE EDEMA; FATIGUE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; LYMPHADENOPATHY; LYMPHOCYTOSIS; MALE; MENINGISM; MONOCYTOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RASH; SCHIZENCEPHALY; SEIZURE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY SYNDROME;

ANTICONVULSANTS; CARBAMAZEPINE; CHILD; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY SYNDROME; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84899833067     PISSN: 19378688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2014.18.9.3799     Document Type: Article

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