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Case Report
4 (
1
); 75-77
doi:
10.4103/0976-3147.105624

Phenytoin induced life threatening macroglossia in a child

Departments of Pediatric Medicine, Kolkata, India
Department of Pediatric Medicine, IPGME and R and SSKM Hospital, Kolkata, India
Departments of Physical Medicine, North Bengal Medical College and Hospital, Darjeeling, India
Address for correspondence: Dr. Rakesh Mondal Balarampur, Mahestala, Kolkata ‑ 141 India ivanrakesh2001@gmail.com
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Abstract

ABSTRACT

Isolated acquired macroglossia of tongue rarely reported. It occurs due to causes like hereditary angioedema, localized angioedema, etc., Here we describe an 8‑year‑old boy developing life threatening localized angioedema of tongue due to phenytoin without any association with drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome or pseudolymphoma encountered in rural medical college. Anticonvulsants, that is, phenytoin induced this isolated peculiar complication, which was not described before.

Keywords

Angioedema
macroglossia
phenytoin

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