Open AccessTopiramate induced pruritus in a patient with alcohol dependence
Author(s) -
Ashish Aggarwal,
Ramesh Kumar,
Ravi Sharma,
Dinesh Dutt Sharma
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology/indian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1998-3611
pISSN - 0019-5154
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5154.84746
Subject(s) - topiramate , medicine , alcohol , alcohol dependence , dermatology , psychiatry , anesthesia , epilepsy , biochemistry , chemistry
Topiramate is an antiepileptic medication frequently used for the management of alcohol dependence and in other psychiatric disorders. Though cutaneous side effects are known to occur with it, isolated pure pruritus is rarely reported with topiramate in the literature. We wish to report a case of pruritus associated with topiramate use in a male with alcohol dependence syndrome.