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Query: UMLS:C0019158 (hepatitis)
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Anticonvulsant hypersensitivity syndrome caused by sodium valproate (Depakene) has rarely been reported. Here we describe a patient who presented with nonspecific polymorphous eruptions, fulminant hepatitis, and jaundice. Lichenoid dermatitis was found in the skin biopsy specimen. Toxic hepatitis and microvesicular steatosis were found in the liver biopsy specimen, consistent with valproate hepatotoxicity.
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PMID:Fatal sodium valproate-induced hypersensitivity syndrome with lichenoid dermatitis and fulminant hepatitis. 1289 87