A rare case of oxcarbazepine induced Stevens Johnson Syndrome: toxic epidermal necrosis overlap

Authors

  • Aditi Maitra Department of Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology, Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
  • Shashwat Bhattacharyya Department of Ophthalmology, Calcutta National Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
  • Shatavisa Mukherjee Department of Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology, Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
  • Nikhil Era Department of Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology, Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20170350

Keywords:

Adverse drug reaction, Oxcarbazepine, Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS), Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN)

Abstract

Oxcarbazepine is a closely related analogue of carbamazepine and is useful in the monotherapy of seizures with an improved toxicity profile. Its clinical safety has been recently put under scrutiny as evidence has emerged about its adverse drug reactions and it is increasingly being reported to cause cutaneous drug eruptions. Here we report a rare case of oxcarbazepine induced Stevens Johnson - toxic epidermal necrolysis overlap.

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Published

2017-01-28

How to Cite

Maitra, A., Bhattacharyya, S., Mukherjee, S., & Era, N. (2017). A rare case of oxcarbazepine induced Stevens Johnson Syndrome: toxic epidermal necrosis overlap. International Journal of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology, 6(2), 466–468. https://doi.org/10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20170350

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