A CASE REPORT ON OXCARBAZEPINE INDUCED MACULOPAPULAR EXANTHEM: ADVERSE DRUG REACTION OF NEWER GENERATION ANTIEPILEPTIC AGENT
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.
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