Stevens-Johnson Syndrome following Failure of Genetic Screening prior to Carbamazepine Prescription

• Main Authors: Suraya Ahmad Nasir (Author), Huann Lan Tan (Author), Hui Jan Tan (Author), Haizal Mohd Hussaini (Author), Roszalina Ramli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Failure to screen susceptible individuals for human leucocyte allele B∗1502 leads to the onset of Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS). We report a case of a 27-year-old Malay female who was treated with carbamazepine following the diagnosis of trigeminal neuralgia without a genetic screening. She was pre...