ANTICONVULSANT HYPERSENSITIVITY SYNDROME : VALPROATE ASSOCIATED HEPATOTOXICITY [DD] | |
ACUTE HYPERSENSITIVITY SYNDROME: VALPROATE | |
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OMIM = Online Mendelian Inheritance of Men | |
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The pathogenesis of liver failure during VPA treatment remains unknown, the relationship between carnitine deficiency and valproate-induced hepatotoxicity is unclear | |
Laboratory findings | 3-Hydroxypropionic acid inc (urine) 2-n-propyl-4-pentenoic acid inc (serum) Ammonia inc (blood) Amylase inc (serum) Glycine inc (serum) L-Carnitine dec (plasma) L-Lactic acid inc (blood) Lipase inc (serum) Thrombocytes, Platelets dec (blood) Transaminases (ASAT/ALAT) inc (serum) |
Symptoms | erythema multiforme fever liver failure liver involvement or dysfunction skin rash, eczematous or seborrhoic vomiting Amino acids, plasma coma dermatitis hyperammonemia lactic acidosis nausea onset, adolescent onset, childhood onset, infancy Organic acids, urine pancreatitis |