A RARE CASE PRESENTATION OF CARBAMAZEPINE DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY SYNDROME IN A CHILD WITH MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDOSIS

Abstract

Riddhi Ashok Arora1, Ramesh Sharma2, Milind Borkar3, Sushil Pande4

PRESENTATION OF CASE An 11-year-old male child, k/c/o mucopolysaccharidosis, came to the skin OPD with reddish-raised lesions over both upper and lower limbs, chest, abdomen, back since 4 days, oral and genital ulcers since 4 days. Lesions were associated with fever since 8 days. Patient was relatively asymptomatic 8 days back when he developed fever and a few scattered blisters, then subsequently diagnosed as chicken pox (acyclovir and amoxicillin), 4 days later patient developed multiple reddish raised lesions over abdomen, which slowly progressed to involve bilateral upper limb, bilateral lower limb, chest, abdomen, back and face. It was associated with oral ulcers and genital ulcers.

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