Carbamazepine induced pseudolymphoma syndrome.

syndrome: Recurrent "Cold" staphylococ-cal abscesses. Pseudolymphoma syndrome, as a hypersensitive reaction to anticonvulsant drugs especially phenytoin, carbamaze-pine, tridone and phenobarbitone is well known(l-4). Its pathogenesis is uncertain. It consists of a triad of fever, generalized rash and lymphadenopathy. Varying degrees of VOLUME 34-SEFTEMBER 1997 7. Hill HR, Quie PG. Raised IgE levels and defective neutrophil chemotaxis in three children with eczema and recurrent bacterial infections. A child with atopic features, raised serum IgE, and recurrent infections treated with Ievamisole. malaise, hepatosplenomegaly, abnormal liver functions, arthralgia, eosinophilia and, blood dyscrasias have also been report-ed^). We present a case of carbamazepine induced pseudolymphoma syndrome.