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Lamotrigine-induced Rash in Children
Neurol 46:240-242, Dooley,J.,et al, 1996
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Article Abstract
Of 68 children treated with lamotrigine,a new antiepileptic medication, five developed a rash.One child developed Stevens-Johnson syndrome on lamotrigine monotherapy.Of the five patients with the rash,three were admitted to the hospital(two to the intensive care unit).All recovered completely,but one child did have recurrence of the rash within 30 minutes of reexposure to lamitrogine after six months.
 
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