A case of mycosis fungoides-like lesions developing after levetiracetam therapy

İbrahim Bora; Aylin Bican Demir; Emel Bülbül Başkan; Şaduman Balaban

doi:10.1016/j.ebcr.2014.08.002

A case of mycosis fungoides-like lesions developing after levetiracetam therapy

Epilepsy Behav Case Rep. 2014 Oct 25:2:192-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ebcr.2014.08.002. eCollection 2014.

Authors

İbrahim Bora¹, Aylin Bican Demir¹, Emel Bülbül Başkan², Şaduman Balaban³

Affiliations

¹ Uludag University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Turkey.
² Uludag University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Dermatology, Turkey.
³ Uludag University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Turkey.

Abstract

Levetiracetam is a relatively new antiepileptic drug that has previously not been associated with severe dermatological side effects. We report the case of a 31-year-old male treated with levetiracetam for seizures who subsequently developed a mycosis fungoides-like drug reaction that resolved upon dosage reduction.

Keywords: Levetiracetam therapy; Mycosis fungoides-like lesions; Side effects.