Eczematous drug eruption from carbamazepine: coexistence of contact and photocontact sensitivity.
We report a 46-year-old patient with an eczematous eruption on sun-exposed areas which we believe was caused by carbamazepine intake. Oral provocation with the drug produced papulo-vesicular eruptions that were greatly potentiated by long-wave ultraviolet irradiation. Positive reactions to carbamazepine were elicited by patch and photopatch tests and by lymphocyte stimulation tests 6 months after cessation of the intake of carbamazepine.
Terui
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Department of Dermatology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
Tagami
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D002220:Carbamazepine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010328:Patch Tests; D010787:Photosensitivity Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology
D002220:Carbamazepine