Suggest Treatment For Rashes While On Carbamazepine For Trigeminal Neuralgia
My husband is in a-fib has developed trigeminal neurophy with episodes, recovering from pneumonia he has been in and out of the hospital and came home Friday from rehab facility. He developed a rash in rehab which is now over 75 percent of his body Rhab said it will go away. He is on carBAMazepine for the neurophy. Since this Labor Day weekend I am trying to get help. Pharmacist said he should be off of carB....... Help
In my opinion, the rash is most probably a drug hypersensitivity reaction to Carbamazepine. But it could be a viral exanthem too. I highly recommend you to stop Carbamazepine and all other drugs and to consult your Dermatologist immediately. He will give you apt treatment for the rash and may give an alternate drug for the management of trigeminal neuralgia or may refer you to a neurologist for providing the alternate drug.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Siva Subramanian,
Dermatologist
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Suggest Treatment For Rashes While On Carbamazepine For Trigeminal Neuralgia
Hi, In my opinion, the rash is most probably a drug hypersensitivity reaction to Carbamazepine. But it could be a viral exanthem too. I highly recommend you to stop Carbamazepine and all other drugs and to consult your Dermatologist immediately. He will give you apt treatment for the rash and may give an alternate drug for the management of trigeminal neuralgia or may refer you to a neurologist for providing the alternate drug. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Siva Subramanian, Dermatologist