title: Hypoglycemia - a rare complication of carbamazepine overdose.
abstract: Carbamazepine overdose usually presents with neurological manifestations such as ataxia, seizures and altered sensorium or cardiac manifestations that include tachycardia, hypotension and ventricular extra-systoles. We report a patient with carbamazepine overdose who manifested recurrent hypoglycemia on the third and fourth day following ingestion that resolved with supportive therapy.
authors.affiliation: Medical Intensive Care Unit, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Avanish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jha
authors.affiliation: Department of General Medicine, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Kundavaram Paul Prabhakar
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Abhilash
authors.affiliation: Department of General Medicine, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Rini
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bandhyopadhyay
authors.affiliation: Medical Intensive Care Unit, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Peter John
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Victor
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000097:blood / Q000506:poisoning*; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D002220:Carbamazepine / Q000097:blood / Q000506:poisoning*; D066126:Cardiotoxicity / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology; D062787:Drug Overdose / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology*; D020258:Neurotoxicity Syndromes / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D012769:Shock / Q000097:blood / Q000139:chemically induced; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000097:blood / Q000139:chemically induced; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants; D001786:Blood Glucose; D002220:Carbamazepine
keywords: Anti-epileptic; carbamazepine; complication; hypoglycemia; overdose