A case report of a late-onset systemic lupus erythematosus like-induced by carbamazepine therapy

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A case of systemic lupus erythematosus like induced by carbamazepine therapy in a 27 year old female patient with left sided trigeminal neuralgia had been recorded, 9 years from starting carbamazepine therapy.

The patient condition improved clinically 3 days after withdrawal of carbamazepine , the titer of antinuclear antibodies dropped from 1 / 640 to 1 / 80 after 3 weeks, and disappear completely after 6 months follow up.