Localized morphea: a rare adverse effect of valproic acid.
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Ferzli, GT; El-Tal, AE-K; Kibbi, AG; Mikati, MA
Published in: Pediatr Neurol
September 2003
Morphea, a specific type of cutaneous sclerosis, is known in the pediatric age group, but not as an adverse effect to the antiepileptic valproic acid. We report a 14-year-old male patient with absence seizures who, after treatment with valproic acid, developed skin tightness on the fingers. A biopsy specimen revealed dermal sclerosis consistent with morphea. His symptoms resolved gradually after discontinuation of the medication. To our knowledge, this is the first patient reported to have an apparently valproic acid-induced localized morphea.
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Pediatr Neurol
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ISSN
0887-8994
Publication Date
September 2003
Volume
29
Issue
3
Start / End Page
253 / 255
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Valproic Acid
- Scleroderma, Localized
- Neurology & Neurosurgery
- Male
- Humans
- Adolescent
- 3213 Paediatrics
- 3209 Neurosciences
- 1114 Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine
- 1109 Neurosciences
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Ferzli, G. T., El-Tal, A.-K., Kibbi, A. G., & Mikati, M. A. (2003). Localized morphea: a rare adverse effect of valproic acid. Pediatr Neurol, 29(3), 253–255. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0887-8994(03)00214-5
Ferzli, George T., Abd el-Kader El-Tal, Abdul Ghani Kibbi, and Mohamad A. Mikati. “Localized morphea: a rare adverse effect of valproic acid.” Pediatr Neurol 29, no. 3 (September 2003): 253–55. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0887-8994(03)00214-5.
Ferzli GT, El-Tal AE-K, Kibbi AG, Mikati MA. Localized morphea: a rare adverse effect of valproic acid. Pediatr Neurol. 2003 Sep;29(3):253–5.
Ferzli, George T., et al. “Localized morphea: a rare adverse effect of valproic acid.” Pediatr Neurol, vol. 29, no. 3, Sept. 2003, pp. 253–55. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/s0887-8994(03)00214-5.
Ferzli GT, El-Tal AE-K, Kibbi AG, Mikati MA. Localized morphea: a rare adverse effect of valproic acid. Pediatr Neurol. 2003 Sep;29(3):253–255.
Published In
Pediatr Neurol
DOI
ISSN
0887-8994
Publication Date
September 2003
Volume
29
Issue
3
Start / End Page
253 / 255
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Valproic Acid
- Scleroderma, Localized
- Neurology & Neurosurgery
- Male
- Humans
- Adolescent
- 3213 Paediatrics
- 3209 Neurosciences
- 1114 Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine
- 1109 Neurosciences