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. 1999 Nov;75(889):680–681. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.75.889.680

Concordance of primary generalised epilepsy and carbamazepine hypersensitivity in monozygotic twins

S Edwards 1, V Hubbard 1, S Aylett 1, D Wren 1
PMCID: PMC1741403  PMID: 10621883

Abstract

In this paper we describe the previously unreported phenomenon of a carbamazepine-induced mucocutaneous syndrome in identical twins. These twins had developed primary generalised epilepsy within 2 months of each other.


Keywords: carbamazepine; hypersensitivity; twins; epilepsy

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