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- Title
Phenytoin induced life threatening macroglossia in a child.
- Authors
Mondal, Rakesh; Sarkar, Sumantra; Sabui, Tapas; Pratim Pan, Partha
- Abstract
Isolated acquired macroglossia of tongue rarely reported. It occurs due to causes like hereditary angioedema, localized angioedema, etc., Here we describe an 8-year-old boy developing life threatening localized angioedema of tongue due to phenytoin without any association with drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome or pseudolymphoma encountered in rural medical college. Anticonvulsants, that is, phenytoin induced this isolated peculiar complication, which was not described before.
- Subjects
TONGUE abnormalities; ANGIONEUROTIC edema; PHENYTOIN; DRUG side effects; INTELLECTUAL disabilities; ALLERGIES; FEBRILE seizures; DIAGNOSIS; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice, 2013, Vol 4, Issue 1, p75
- ISSN
0976-3147
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.4103/0976-3147.105624