Anticonvulsant hypersensitivity syndrome

Anticonvulsant hypersensitivity syndrome

Anticonvulsant/sulfonamide hypersensitivity syndrome is a potentially serious hypersensitivity reaction that can be seen with drugs with an aromatic amine chemical structure, such as aromatic anticonvulsants (e.g. diphenylhydantoin, phenobarbital, phenytoin, carbamazepine, lamotrigine), sulfonamides, or other drugs with an aromatic amine (procainamide). Cross-reactivity should not occur between drugs with an aromatic amine and drugs without an aromatic amine (e.g., sulfonylureas, thiazide diuretics, furosemide, and acetazolamide); therefore, these drugs can be safely used in the future.[1]

The hypersensitivity syndrome is characterized by a skin eruption that is initially morbilliform.[2]:118 The rash may also be a one of the potentially lethal severe cutaneous adverse reactions, the DRESS syndrome, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, or toxic epidermal necrolysis.[3][4] Systemic manifestations occur at the time of skin manifestations and include eosinophilia, hepatitis, and interstitial nephritis. However, a subgroup of patients may become hypothyroid as part of an autoimmune thyroiditis up to 2 months after the initiation of symptoms.[1]

This kind of adverse drug reaction is caused by the accumulation of toxic metabolites; it is not the result of an IgE-mediated reaction. The risk of first-degree relatives’ developing the same hypersensitivity reaction is higher than in the general population.[1]

As this syndrome can present secondary to multiple anticonvulsants, the general term "anticonvulsant hypersensitivity syndrome" is favored over the original descriptive term "dilantin hypersensitivity syndrome."[2]:118

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References

  1. 1 2 3 ACP Medicine Board Review from Medscape (2005)
  2. 1 2 James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. (10th ed.). Saunders. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
  3. ↑ Cho YT, Yang CW, Chu CY (2017). "Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS): An Interplay among Drugs, Viruses, and Immune System". International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 18 (6). doi:10.3390/ijms18061243. PMC 5486066. PMID 28598363.
  4. ↑ Lerch M, Mainetti C, Terziroli Beretta-Piccoli B, Harr T (February 2018). "Current Perspectives on Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis". Clinical Reviews in Allergy & Immunology. 54 (1): 147–176. doi:10.1007/s12016-017-8654-z. PMID 29188475.
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