Case report: psychosis with Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis.
A case is presented of a 36-year-old woman who developed a psychosis following an apparent systemic allergic reaction to phenytoin and/or phenobarbital. She was initially diagnosed as having Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis with the subsequent development of a psychosis. The authors were able to demonstrate a previously undiagnosed neurological impairment that they feel may be related to both the drug reaction and the psychosis.
D000328:Adult; D001479:Basal Ganglia / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010634:Phenobarbital / Q000009:adverse effects; D010672:Phenytoin / Q000009:adverse effects; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D013262:Stevens-Johnson Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology
D010672:Phenytoin; D010634:Phenobarbital