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| Year : 2015 | Volume
: 47
| Issue : 4 | Page : 459-461 |
Oxcarbazepine induced toxic epidermal necrolysis - a rare case report
Vivek S Guleria, Chetan Sharda, Tanuja Rana, AK Sood
Department of Medicine, Military Hospital, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Vivek S Guleria
Department of Medicine, Military Hospital, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.161279
Carbamazepine, is well known to cause Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis(TEN). Oxcarbazepine, a 10-keto analog of carbamazepine, is an anticholinergic, anticonvulsant and mood stabilizing drug, used primarily in the treatment of epilepsy. Its efficacy is similar to carbamazepine but allergic reactions and enzyme induction is low. We describe a case of oxcarbazepine induced TEN, who presented with erythematous ulcerative maculopapular rash.
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