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| Year : 2012 | Volume
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| Issue : 4 | Page : 531-532 |
Phenobarbital induced Stevens-Johnson syndrome in a child
Sumit Gaur1, Rupali Agnihotri2
1 Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India
2 Department of Periodontics, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India
Correspondence Address:
Rupali Agnihotri
Department of Periodontics, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.99344
Phenobarbital, an antiepileptic agent has numerous adverse reactions including Stevens- Johnson syndrome (SJS), a rare medical emergency. A 12-year-old male epileptic child with phenobarbital-induced SJS was referred for the management of severe pain in relation to extensively decayed molar tooth and oral mucosal ulcerations. The patient was managed by withdrawal of phenobarbital and palliative treatment of the lesions.
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