title: Eczematous drug eruption from carbamazepine: coexistence of contact and photocontact sensitivity.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Terui
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tagami
mesh_terms: D002220:Carbamazepine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010328:Patch Tests; D010787:Photosensitivity Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D002220:Carbamazepine