title: Topiramate induced pruritus in a patient with alcohol dependence.
abstract: Topiramate is an antiepileptic medication frequently used for the management of alcohol dependence and in other psychiatric disorders. Though cutaneous side effects are known to occur with it, isolated pure pruritus is rarely reported with topiramate in the literature. We wish to report a case of pruritus associated with topiramate use in a male with alcohol dependence syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India .
authors.forename: Ashish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
authors.forename: Ramesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Ravi C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Dinesh Dutt
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Sharma