Allergic patients due to carbamazepine in BachMai Hospital (1991- 1998)

ABSTRACT

A study on 24 allergic patients due to carbamazepine (1991- 1998) was performed at Bach mai Hospital. Results showed that: - The first signs of allergy appear late(11.37+4.56 days). - Main clinical symptoms of allergy are necrosis at natural cavities, erythema, fever. - The main clinical form of allergy is Stevens-Johnson syndrome (79.16%). - Elevated ESR, SGOT, SGPT are the main changes in tests. - It takes a long time to treat allergic patients due to carbamazepine (12.61+35days) - Glucocorticoid, dimedrol, glucose and ascorbic acid solution are the common medications.