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HLA-B*40:02 and DRB1*04:03 are risk factors for oxcarbazepine-induced maculopapular eruption.
Epilepsia - 1 Nov 2016
Moon Jangsup, Kim Tae-Joon, Lim Jung-Ah, Sunwoo Jun-Sang, Byun Jung-Ick, Lee Soon-Tae, Jung Keun-Hwa, Park Kyung-Il, Jung Ki-Young, Jeon Daejong, Yu Kyung-Sang, Jang In-Jin, Chu Kon, Lee Sang Kun
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Oxcarbazepine (OXC) is a widely used antiepileptic drug for the treatment of partial seizures that was developed through structural variation of carbamazepine. Although OXC has a lower risk of cutaneous adverse drug reactions (cADRs) than carbamazepine, cADRs ranging from maculopapular eruption (MPE) to the more severe Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis still limit the use of OXC...
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