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Anticonvulsant hypersensitivity disorder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 June 2006

S Chopra ,
F Jabbar ,
S Pereira  and
J Laidlaw
S Chopra
Affiliation:
Department of Dermatology, University College London Hospitals, UK
F Jabbar
Affiliation:
Pathways on Tagore Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit, North East London Mental Health Trust, UK
S Pereira
Affiliation:
Pathways on Tagore Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit, North East London Mental Health Trust, UK
J Laidlaw
Affiliation:
Montpellier Unit, Wotton Lawn Hospital, Gloucester, UK
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Extract

Anticonvulsant Hypersensitivity Syndrome (AHS) is a potentially fatal immune-mediated multi-system disorder linked to older aromatic anticonvulsants. It falls within the spectrum of Stevens Johnson Syndrome and hepatitis.

Type
Case Report
Information
Journal of Psychiatric Intensive Care , Volume 1 , Issue 2 , December 2005 , pp. 117 - 120
Copyright
© 2006 NAPICU

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