CASE REPORT
Year : 2011 | Volume
: 20 | Issue : 2 | Page : 131--133
Stevens-Johnson syndrome progressing to toxic epidermal necrolysis with haloperidol and carbamazepine combination
Ajay Kumar1, Sukanto Sarkar2, Samir Kumar Praharaj3, Sayeed Akhtar4, M Diwakar5
1 Army College of Medical Sciences, Delhi Cantt., Delhi, India
2 Department of Psychiatry, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Pudduchery, India
3 Department of Psychiatry, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India
4 Department of Psychiatry, Central Institute of Psychiatry, Kanke, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
5 Department of Psychiatry, Base Hospital Delhi Cantt, Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Ajay Kumar
Army College of Medical Sciences, Delhi Cantt. - 110 010, Delhi
India
Carbamazepine and other anticonvulsants are commoner cause of severe adverse cutaneous drug reactions such as erythema multiforme, toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), and Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS). We report a case of SJS rapidly progressing to TEN with a combination of haloperidol and carbamazepine in a patient with bipolar affective disorder. The pathophysiological mechanism underlying this reaction is discussed.
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Kumar A, Sarkar S, Praharaj SK, Akhtar S, Diwakar M. Stevens-Johnson syndrome progressing to toxic epidermal necrolysis with haloperidol and carbamazepine combination.Ind Psychiatry J 2011;20:131-133
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Kumar A, Sarkar S, Praharaj SK, Akhtar S, Diwakar M. Stevens-Johnson syndrome progressing to toxic epidermal necrolysis with haloperidol and carbamazepine combination. Ind Psychiatry J [serial online] 2011 [cited 2021 Mar 5 ];20:131-133
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