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Oxcarbazepine-induced Stevens-Johnson syndrome: a case report.
The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences - 1 Feb 2009
Lin Lung-Chang, Lai Ping-Chin, Yang Sheau-Fang, Yang Rei-Cheng
Abstract excerpt
Although carbamazepine (CBZ) is the most common cause of Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS), a new anticonvulsant, oxcarbazepine, which is structurally related to carbamazepine, has been shown to induce SJS, although extremely rarely. Recently, a strong association was found between human leukocyte antigen (HLA) B*1502 and CBZ-induced SJS/TEN in a Han Chinese population. Here, we report a case with SJS, which was...
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