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Intractable Diarrhea from Carbamazepine
Author(s) -
Iyer Vasudeva,
Holmes J. William,
Richardson Ronald L.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
epilepsia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.687
H-Index - 191
eISSN - 1528-1167
pISSN - 0013-9580
DOI - 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1992.tb02304.x
Subject(s) - carbamazepine , discontinuation , diarrhea , medicine , complication , epilepsy , pediatrics , anticonvulsant , surgery , gastroenterology , psychiatry
Summary: Diarrhea has been reported as an early, mild, and uncommon complication of carbamazepine (CBZ) therapy. We report three cases of intractable diarrhea induced by CBZ necessitating discontinuation of the drug.