Levetiracetam-Associated Acute Kidney Injury and Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms ( DRESS ) Syndrome

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Author	Leblanc, Mathieu Plaisance, Martin
Copyright Year	2014
Abstract	DRESS syndrome is a severe drug induced reaction. Acute kidney injury (AKI) is sometimes present in the form of an acute interstitial nephritis. We present the case of a 75-year-old man with glioblastoma who developed a DRESS two months after starting levetiracetam and a few days after stopping dexamethasone. His skin and kidneys improved after removing levetiracetam and introducing again corticosteroids. DRESS has been reported more frequently with other antiepileptics, rarely with levetiracetam. Clinicians should add this drug to the list of potential causes of AKI.
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Subject Keyword	Acute kidney injury Adverse reaction to drug Antiepileptic Agents Blighia sapida Dexamethasone Drug Hypersensitivity Syndrome Eosinophilia Glioblastoma Interstitial webpage Kidney Failure, Acute Levetiracetam Nephritis Nephritis, Interstitial Polycystic Kidney Diseases
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