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Carbamazepine hypersensitivity syndrome triggered by a human herpes virus reactivation in a genetically predisposed patient.
International archives of allergy and immunology - 1 Jan 2009
Calligaris Lorenzo, Stocco Gabriele, De Iudicibus Sara, Marino Sara, Decorti Giuliana, Barbi Egidio, Carrozzi Marco, Marchetti Federico, Bartoli Fiora, Ventura Alessandro
Abstract excerpt
A case of severe hypersensitivity syndrome, triggered by carbamazepine in the presence of a concomitant active human herpes virus (HHV) 6 and 7 infection is described. To further understand the molecular mechanism of this adverse reaction, analyses of the genetic variants of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) and of the epoxide hydrolase gene (EPHX1), previously associated with carbamazepine hypersensitivity, were...
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