| Literature DB >> 21224910 |
P N Suresh Kumar1, S Kishore Kumar.
Abstract
A case of Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) following treatment with sodium valproate is presented. A 55-year-old male suffering from manic episode was treated with sodium valproate in addition to haloperidol and trihexiphenidyl. After two weeks he developed cutaneous manifestations of SJS. He was treated with systemic steroids, antihistamines and topical calamine lotion and recovered after a few weeks.Entities:
Keywords: Stevens-Johnson syndrome; sodium valproate
Year: 2004 PMID： 21224910 PMCID： PMC2951654
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Indian J Psychiatry ISSN： 0019-5545 Impact factor: 1.759