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Novel finding of carbamazepine induced gall bladder granulomatous vasculitis
Author(s) -
Haddad R.,
O'Brien B.,
Evans J.,
Orr C.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
internal medicine journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 1444-0903
DOI - 10.1111/imj.12466
Subject(s) - medicine , carbamazepine , gall , vasculitis , dermatology , pathology , epilepsy , psychiatry , botany , disease , biology
We report a 63‐year‐old male patient who presented with eosinophilic granulomatous vasculitis of the gall bladder secondary to carbamazepine drug therapy. Following commencement of carbamazepine for treatment of partial seizures, the patient developed an allergic cutaneous drug rash. He continued to take carbamazepine postdischarge despite cessation by the treating team. He represented 7 weeks later with acute pancreatitis and cholecystis. Gall bladder histopathology showed a granulomatous vasculitis.