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Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 1995 Mar-Apr;61(2):94-5.

Drug-induced pseudolymphoma syndrome.

Indian journal of dermatology, venereology and leprology

R R Mittal, C Jain, R L Walia, A Chopra

Affiliations

  1. Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Government Medical College, Patiala-147 001, India, .

PMID: 20952901

Abstract

Five cases of pseudolymphoma syndrome (PS) in children aged six to twelve years were observed after anticonvulsant drugs. In two cases PS was observed after ten days and in three after fifteen days of therapy with the offending drug. Three cases of PS were due to carbamazepine and had morbilliform rash and two cases due to phenobarbitone had erythroderma. All had fever, generalised lymphadenopathy and 4/5 had hepatosplenomegaly. Therapy with 15 mg prednisolone daily and withdrawal of the offending durg led to cure in 4/5 cases and one died due to congestive cardiac failure.

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