Anticonvulsant hypersensitivity syndrome: implications for pharmaceutical care

KBH Bohan, TF Mansuri… - … : The Journal of Human …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Anticonvulsant hypersensitivity syndrome (AHS) is a delayed adverse drug reaction
associated with the use of aromatic anticonvulsant drugs. It has been most commonly …

Anticonvulsant hypersensitivity syndrome: incidence, prevention and management

SR Knowles, LE Shapiro, NH Shear - Drug safety, 1999 - Springer
Although the anticonvulsant hypersensitivity syndrome was first described in 1950,
confusion still abounds regarding the syndrome. The triad of fever, rash and internal organ …

Anticonvulsant hypersensitivity syndrome in children: incidence, prevention and management

A Verrotti, D Trotta, C Salladini, F Chiarelli - CNS drugs, 2002 - Springer
Anticonvulsant hypersensitivity syndrome (AHS) is a rare, but potentially fatal, adverse
reaction that occurs in patients, including children, who are treated with anticonvulsants …

Anticonvulsant hypersensitivity syndrome

CC Vittorio, JJ Muglia - Archives of Internal Medicine, 1995 - jamanetwork.com
Anticonvulsant hypersensitivity syndrome is a potentially fatal drug reaction with cutaneous
and systemic reactions (incidence, one in 1000 to one in 10 000 exposures) to the arene …

Anticonvulsant hypersensitivity syndrome: a review

NJ Gogtay, SB Bavdekar… - Expert opinion on drug …, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
Anticonvulsant hypersensitivity syndrome (AHS), characterised by fever, rash and internal
organ involvement, is a rare, but potentially fatal adverse event that occurs most commonly …

Anticonvulsant hypersensitivity syndrome: lymphocyte toxicity assay for the confirmation of diagnosis and risk assessment

SB Bavdekar, MN Muranjan… - Annals of …, 2004 - journals.sagepub.com
OBJECTIVE To report a case of anticonvulsant hypersensitivity syndrome (AHS) precipitated
by exposure to phenobarbital. Case Summary An 11-year-old girl receiving phenobarbital …

Anticonvulsant hypersensitivity syndrome

AR Morkunas, MB Miller - Critical care clinics, 1997 - Elsevier
Anticonvulsant hypersensitivity syndrome (AHS) is an uncommon, but potentially fatal,
multisystem disorder that occurs after exposure to phenytoin, carbamazepine, or …

Anticonvulsant hypersensitivity syndrome: cross-reactivity with tricyclic antidepressant agents

CS Seitz, P Pfeuffer, P Raith, EB Bröcker… - Annals of Allergy …, 2006 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Aromatic anticonvulsant agents such as carbamazepine and phenytoin can
induce anticonvulsant hypersensitivity syndrome (AHS) at a frequency of 1 in 10,000 to 1 in …

Anticonvulsant hypersensitivity syndrome: an update

SR Knowles, N Dewhurst, NH Shear - Expert opinion on drug …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Anticonvulsant hypersensitivity syndrome (AHS) is a rare but potentially life-
threatening adverse drug reaction, primarily associated with phenytoin, phenobarbital and …

Antiepileptic drug hypersensitivity syndrome

RG Schlienger, NH Shear - Epilepsia, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
The antiepileptic drug hypersensitivity syndrome (AHS) is an adverse drug reaction
associated with the aromatic antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) phenytoin (PHT), carbamazepine …