Drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome due to carbamazepine associated with reactivation of human herpesvirus 7

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作者
Hara, H [1 ]
Kobayashi, M [1 ]
Yokoyama, A [1 ]
Tochigi, M [1 ]
Matsunaga, A [1 ]
Shimizu, H [1 ]
Goshima, J [1 ]
Suzuki, H [1 ]
机构
[1] Nihon Univ, Sch Med, Dept Dermatol, Itabashi Ku, Tokyo 1730032, Japan
关键词
carbamazepine; human herpesvirus 7 (HHV-7); hypersensitivity syndrome;
D O I
10.1159/000086449
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R75 [皮肤病学与性病学];
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100206 ;
摘要
We report a 63-year-old Japanese man with epilepsy who developed skin eruptions, liver dysfunction, high fever, leukocytosis and atypical lymphocytosis 4 weeks after he had started taking carbamazepine. Titers of human herpesvirus 7 (HHV-7)-specific IgG antibodies were significantly increased and HHV-7 DNA was detected in his serum by polymerase chain reaction. These findings suggested that reactivation of HHV-7 could contribute to the development of drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome. Copyright (c) 2005 S. Karger AG, Basel.
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