Abstract

Archana Suresh, Abhijith Biju, Dr. Dhanya Dharman* and Prof. Dr. Shaiju S Dharan

ABSTRACT

Unlike carbamazepine, newer anti-epileptic drug like oxcarbazepine, reports fewer side effects. In this report we describe a case of oxcarbazepine induced maculopapular rashes. An 18-year-old female patient received oxcarbazepine 150mg twice daily for anxiety. She had developed the rashes after 10 days of taking the medicine. Extensive cutaneous rash with intense itching developed which subsided on discontinuation of oxcarbazepine. This case highlights the fact that there is a potential possibility of adverse drug reaction due to oxcarbazepine.