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Toxic epidermal necrolysis induced by methazolamide in a Chinese-Korean man carrying HLA-B*59:01.
International journal of dermatology - 1 Nov 2015
Shu Chang, Shu Dan, Tie Duerna, Yu Mengqing, Zhang Rui, Wang Tong, Dong Qi, Sun Qiuning, Mao Xuming, Yan Yan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Methazolamide is used to lower intraocular pressure in patients with glaucoma. Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) associated with methazolamide treatment have been diagnosed in Korean, Japanese, and Japanese-American patients. According to recent research, the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) allele HLA-B*59:01 is strongly linked to SJS/TEN associated with methazolamide...
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