Open AccessMorphological Pattern of Cutaneous Adverse Drug Reactions due to Antiepileptic Drugs in Eastern India
Author(s) -
Priti Singh,
Mani Kant Kumar,
Dharmendra Kumar,
Prashant Kumar
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/11701.5419
Subject(s) - toxic epidermal necrolysis , medicine , phenytoin , maculopapular rash , rash , dermatology , adverse drug reaction , epilepsy , pediatrics , observational study , adverse effect , outpatient clinic , drug , pharmacology , psychiatry
Cutaneous manifestations of adverse drug reactions are a common occurrence and need to be differentiated from other causes of similar manifestations. Antiepileptic drugs (AED) usually are responsible for severe cutaneous adverse drug reactions (CADR) like Stevens-Johnson Syndrome/Toxic epidermal necrolysis (SJS/TEN) and drug rash with eosinophillia and systemic symptoms (DRESS). There is paucity of published research regarding morphological pattern of CADR due to various antiepileptic drugs AED.