Stevens-Johnson syndrome progressing to toxic epidermal necrolysis with haloperidol and carbamazepine combination

Stevens-Johnson syndrome progressing to toxic epidermal necrolysis with haloperidol and carbamazepine combination

Carbamazepine and other anticonvulsants are commoner cause of severe adverse cutaneous drug reactions such as erythema multiforme, toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), and Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS). We report a case of SJS rapidly progressing to TEN with a combination of haloperidol and carbamazep...

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Main Authors: Ajay Kumar, Sukanto Sarkar, Samir Kumar Praharaj, Sayeed Akhtar, M Diwakar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Industrial Psychiatry Journal
Subjects:
Carbamazepine
haloperidol
Stevens-Johnson syndrome
toxic epidermal necrolysis
Online Access:http://www.industrialpsychiatry.org/article.asp?issn=0972-6748;year=2011;volume=20;issue=2;spage=131;epage=133;aulast=Kumar

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