Lamotrigine-induced drug eruptions / 中华皮肤科杂志

ABSTRACT

Lamotrigine is a new type of drug for the treatment of epilepsy, bipolar affective disorder and neuralgia. Drug eruptions are the common adverse reaction to lamotrigine, such as fixed drug eruption, acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis, toxic epidermal necrolysis, drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome, etc. The pathogenesis of lamotrigine-induced drug eruptions includes immune and non-immune mechanisms. HLA alleles are related to drug eruptions caused by lamotrigine, and their relationship varies with the race of populations and type of drug eruptions. This review summarizes the etiology, pathogenesis and clinical characteristics of drug eruptions caused by lamotrigine, aiming to guide clinical treatment.