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16940741

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-10-18
pubmed:abstractText
A 43-year-old man developed a skin eruption characterized by 'macules with blisters' typical to Stevens-Johnson syndrome, as well as erosions of the lips and buccal mucosa, 2 weeks after he had started treatment with lamotrigine. He had a fever (39.6 degrees C), elevated liver enzymes and atypical lymphocytes in the peripheral blood. This undoubtedly reflects a case of Stevens-Johnson syndrome induced by lamotrigine, but it can also fulfill the criteria of anticonvulsant hypersensitivity syndrome or drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic signs. A case that precisely fits the definition of two syndromes that have different characteristics, different treatments and different prognoses indicates that there is a flaw in the classification.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1018-2438
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
141
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
308-10
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Drug Rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms versus Stevens-Johnson Syndrome--a case that indicates a stumbling block in the current classification.
pubmed:affiliation
Dermatology Unit, Kaplan Medical Center, Rechovot, Israel. wolf_r@netvision.net.il
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports