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A case of drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome due to carbamazepine. 2011

Mitsuaki Morimoto, and Yutaka Watanabe, and Takehiro Arisaka, and Atsushi Takada, and Morio Tonogi, and Gen-yuki Yamane, and Daihei Fukushima, and Shin-ichi Takahashi, and Yoichi Tanaka
Department of Oral Medicine, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tokyo Dental College, Japan.

The patient was a 51-year-old man who had been prescribed carbamazepine for right third-branch trigeminal neuralgia. He had stopped taking the medication after the neuralgia resolved. When the neuralgia recurred, he resumed medication, and about 1 month later he developed fever, fatigue, cervical lymphadenopathy, generalized skin flushing, facial edema and perioral vesicles, and was admitted to Ichikawa General Hospital, Tokyo Dental College. Oral findings showed reddening and erosion of the buccal mucosa. Routine laboratory examination revealed leukocytosis and hepatic dysfunction. Human herpesvirus 6 antibody titer remarkably increased during development of eruptions. These findings led to a diagnosis of drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome. Carbamazepine was discontinued, and prednisolone (30 mg/day) was started and tapered based on improvement of symptoms. Because skin symptoms recurred after he was discharged 15 days after admission, the dose of prednisolone was increased and the symptoms finally disappeared. The patient has experienced no further recurrence.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007964 Leukocytosis A transient increase in the number of leukocytes in a body fluid. Pleocytosis,Leukocytoses,Pleocytoses
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D009059 Mouth Diseases Diseases involving the MOUTH. Disease, Mouth,Diseases, Mouth,Mouth Disease
D002220 Carbamazepine A dibenzazepine that acts as a sodium channel blocker. It is used as an anticonvulsant for the treatment of grand mal and psychomotor or focal SEIZURES. It may also be used in the management of BIPOLAR DISORDER, and has analgesic properties. Amizepine,Carbamazepine Acetate,Carbamazepine Anhydrous,Carbamazepine Dihydrate,Carbamazepine Hydrochloride,Carbamazepine L-Tartrate (4:1),Carbamazepine Phosphate,Carbamazepine Sulfate (2:1),Carbazepin,Epitol,Finlepsin,Neurotol,Tegretol
D003875 Drug Eruptions Adverse cutaneous reactions caused by ingestion, parenteral use, or local application of a drug. These may assume various morphologic patterns and produce various types of lesions. Dermatitis Medicamentosa,Dermatitis, Adverse Drug Reaction,Maculopapular Drug Eruption,Maculopapular Exanthem,Morbilliform Drug Reaction,Morbilliform Exanthem,Drug Eruption,Drug Eruption, Maculopapular,Drug Eruptions, Maculopapular,Drug Reaction, Morbilliform,Drug Reactions, Morbilliform,Eruption, Drug,Eruption, Maculopapular Drug,Eruptions, Drug,Eruptions, Maculopapular Drug,Exanthem, Maculopapular,Exanthem, Morbilliform,Exanthems, Maculopapular,Exanthems, Morbilliform,Maculopapular Drug Eruptions,Maculopapular Exanthems,Morbilliform Drug Reactions,Morbilliform Exanthems,Reaction, Morbilliform Drug,Reactions, Morbilliform Drug
D004342 Drug Hypersensitivity Immunologically mediated adverse reactions to medicinal substances used legally or illegally. Allergy, Drug,Hypersensitivity, Drug,Drug Allergy,Allergies, Drug,Drug Allergies,Drug Hypersensitivities,Hypersensitivities, Drug
D005148 Facial Dermatoses Skin diseases involving the FACE. Favre-Racouchot Syndrome,Nodular Elastoidosis,Facial Dermatosis,Nodular Elastosis,Dermatoses, Facial,Dermatosis, Facial,Elastoidoses, Nodular,Elastoidosis, Nodular,Elastoses, Nodular,Elastosis, Nodular,Favre Racouchot Syndrome,Nodular Elastoidoses,Nodular Elastoses,Syndrome, Favre-Racouchot
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013577 Syndrome A characteristic symptom complex. Symptom Cluster,Cluster, Symptom,Clusters, Symptom,Symptom Clusters,Syndromes

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