Saeki H, Etoh T, Toda K, Mihm M C
Division of Dermatology, Tokyo Teishin Hospital, Japan.
J Dermatol. 1999 May;26(5):329-31. doi: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1999.tb03480.x.
We described a 29-year-old Japanese woman with a pseudolymphoma syndrome due to carbamazepine. Physical examination revealed a diffuse erythematous papular eruption over almost all of her body with generalized lymphadenopathy. Histopathologic examination disclosed histology compatible with the nodular pattern of pseudo-T-cell lymphoma. The Southern blot analysis did not disclose the monoclonality of the gamma T cell recepter gene. We consider that it is very important to recognize this pseudolymphoma syndrome due to carbamazepine to avoid possibly subjecting the patient to unnecessary chemotherapy.
