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Non-Recurrence of Carbamazepine Induced Vitiligo after Rechallenge with Carbamazepine
OBJECTIVE: Vitiligo is a rare side effect of carbamazepine whose exact mechanism is unknown. The aim of this report is to describe a single case of vitiligo induced by carbamazepine. METHODS: The case was a patient with Bipolar I disorder whose medications were changed from valproate to carbamazepin...
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4281656/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25628715 |
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author | Saeedloo, Masoomeh Shariat, Seyed Vahid |
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description | OBJECTIVE: Vitiligo is a rare side effect of carbamazepine whose exact mechanism is unknown. The aim of this report is to describe a single case of vitiligo induced by carbamazepine. METHODS: The case was a patient with Bipolar I disorder whose medications were changed from valproate to carbamazepine and who developed vitiligo after a short while. We followed the case for about four years when he was rechallenged with carbamazepine. RESULTS: When depigmentation occurred, we immediately discontinued carbamazepine after which the depigmented areas improved gradually. About three years later, he received carbamazepine again, but depigmentation did not recur. CONCLUSION: Carbamazepine-induced vitiligo is not an absolute contraindication for the prescription of carbamazepine if other choices fail to respond or are not tolerated. The case has implications for the mechanism of medication induced vitiligo. |
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spelling | pubmed-42816562015-01-27 Non-Recurrence of Carbamazepine Induced Vitiligo after Rechallenge with Carbamazepine Saeedloo, Masoomeh Shariat, Seyed Vahid Iran J Psychiatry Case Report OBJECTIVE: Vitiligo is a rare side effect of carbamazepine whose exact mechanism is unknown. The aim of this report is to describe a single case of vitiligo induced by carbamazepine. METHODS: The case was a patient with Bipolar I disorder whose medications were changed from valproate to carbamazepine and who developed vitiligo after a short while. We followed the case for about four years when he was rechallenged with carbamazepine. RESULTS: When depigmentation occurred, we immediately discontinued carbamazepine after which the depigmented areas improved gradually. About three years later, he received carbamazepine again, but depigmentation did not recur. CONCLUSION: Carbamazepine-induced vitiligo is not an absolute contraindication for the prescription of carbamazepine if other choices fail to respond or are not tolerated. The case has implications for the mechanism of medication induced vitiligo. Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2013-10 /pmc/articles/PMC4281656/ /pubmed/25628715 Text en Copyright: © Iranian Journal of Psychiatry & Tehran University of Medical Sciences This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License which allows users to read, copy, distribute and make derivative works for non-commercial purposes from the material, as long as the author of the original work is cited properly. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Saeedloo, Masoomeh Shariat, Seyed Vahid Non-Recurrence of Carbamazepine Induced Vitiligo after Rechallenge with Carbamazepine |
title | Non-Recurrence of Carbamazepine Induced Vitiligo after Rechallenge with Carbamazepine |
title_full | Non-Recurrence of Carbamazepine Induced Vitiligo after Rechallenge with Carbamazepine |
title_fullStr | Non-Recurrence of Carbamazepine Induced Vitiligo after Rechallenge with Carbamazepine |
title_full_unstemmed | Non-Recurrence of Carbamazepine Induced Vitiligo after Rechallenge with Carbamazepine |
title_short | Non-Recurrence of Carbamazepine Induced Vitiligo after Rechallenge with Carbamazepine |
title_sort | non-recurrence of carbamazepine induced vitiligo after rechallenge with carbamazepine |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4281656/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25628715 |
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