Drug-induced systemic lupus erythematosus after 8 years of treatment with carbamazepine

Eur J Clin Pharmacol. 1998 Apr;54(2):193-4. doi: 10.1007/s002280050444.

Abstract

This is the report of a late-onset carbamazepine-induced systemic lupus erythematosus in a 34-year-old patient who had been treated with daily carbamazepine for 8 years because of complex partial seizures. When carbamazepine was discontinued, symptoms rapidly improved and antinuclear antibodies disappeared. So far, few cases have been reported of carbamazepine-induced lupus erythematosus within months after the start of treatment. This is the first case report about carbamazepine-induced systemic lupus erythematosus with serological confirmation after years of treatment without side effects.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anticonvulsants / adverse effects*
  • Anticonvulsants / blood
  • Carbamazepine / adverse effects*
  • Carbamazepine / blood
  • Epilepsies, Partial / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / blood
  • Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / chemically induced*
  • Male

Substances

  • Anticonvulsants
  • Carbamazepine