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A Case of Anticonvulsant Hypersensitivity Syndrome with Subcarinal Lymph node Enlargement and Eosinophilic Pneumonia Induced by Carbamazepine  

Jeon, Ik Soo (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine Masan Samsung Hospital Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Jang, Jae Young (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine Masan Samsung Hospital Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Park, Jee Eun (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine Masan Samsung Hospital Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Song, Chun Young (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine Masan Samsung Hospital Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Jung, Chang Wook (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine Masan Samsung Hospital Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Kim, Sung Hun (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine Masan Samsung Hospital Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Kang, Kyung Woo (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine Masan Samsung Hospital Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases / v.57, no.1, 2004 , pp. 55-60 More about this Journal
Abstract
Anticonvulsant hypersensitivity syndrome (AHS) is an uncommon, but potentially fatal and mutilsystemic disorder that occurs after exposure to the arene oxide-producing anticonvulsants-carbamzepine, phenobarbital and phenytoin. The multisystemic reactions include fever, skin eruptions, lymphadenopathy, hematologic abnormality and hepatitis. The diagnosis of AHS is made by history of drug exposure and clinical course. No specific treatments are proved as benefit except discontinuing the offending drug and trying the steroids in some severe cases. We report a case of carbamazepine induced anticonvulsant hypersensitivity syndrome characterized by skin rash, eosinophilia, subcarinal lymphadenopathy and eosinophilic pneumonia. The patient was resolved completely after only discontinuing carbamazepine.
Keywords
Anticonvulsant hypersensitivity syndrome; Carbamazepine; Eosinophilic pneumonia;
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