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Cross-reactivity in AED-Induced Severe Cutaneous Adverse Reaction: A Case Report

Khor AHP1,2, Lim KS1*, Tan CT1, Kwan Z3, Ng CC2

1Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2Genetics and Molecular Biology Unit, Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
3Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol 2016; Vol 26(5) : 329-331
doi: 10.18176/jiaci.0085

Key words: Antiepileptic drugs, Cross-reactivity, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, Toxic epidermal necrolysis, Hypersensitivity.