title: Oxcarbazepine-induced Stevens-Johnson syndrome: a case report.
abstract: Although carbamazepine (CBZ) is the most common cause of Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS), a new anticonvulsant, oxcarbazepine, which is structurally related to carbamazepine, has been shown to induce SJS, although extremely rarely. Recently, a strong association was found between human leukocyte antigen (HLA) B*1502 and CBZ-induced SJS/TEN in a Han Chinese population. Here, we report a case with SJS, which was induced by oxcarbazepine. HLA genotyping in the patient showed HLA-B*1518/B*4001. HLA-B*1518 is a HLA-B15 variant. The genetic significance of HLA-B*1518 in association with oxcarbazepine-induced SJS needs to be further studied.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Lung-Chang
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Ping-Chin
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: Sheau-Fang
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Rei-Cheng
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Yang