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Navya Singh, a 26-year-old lawyer, had just started treatment for seizures when her nightmare began. Days after taking the prescribed medication, she developed high fever, red eyes, mouth ulcers, and painful skin blisters. Within hours, her skin started peeling off, resembling a severe burn injury.

Doctors diagnosed her with Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) — a rare but life-threatening hypersensitivity reaction affecting the skin and mucous membranes.
But the question was — what caused it?

After ruling out infections and allergies, the answer emerged:
Carbamazepine, a widely used anticonvulsant, was the culprit.

Though effective for seizures and nerve pain, Carbamazepine can, in rare cases, trigger SJS, especially in patients with certain genetic profiles (like HLA-B*1502 in Asians).

Other notorious SJS-inducing drugs include:

Allopurinol

Phenytoin

Lamotrigine

Sulfonamides

Nevirapine

⚠️ A skin rash after starting any new medication is never “just a rash.”
Recognize. Report. React fast. It could save your life.

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