Table 1

Details of the carbamazepine-hypersensitive patients

Patient	Age	Gender	Time to Reaction	Details of Reaction	Time Since Reaction	Rechallenge
	years		days		months
1	69	Male	21	Widespread maculopapular eruption with tissue eosinophilia	16	No
2	65	Female	42	Maculopapular eruption, fever, eosinophilia, abnormal liver function tests	72	No
3	65	Female	1 (rechallenge)	Desquamating rash with fever on inadvertent rechallenge; history of rash on initial exposure	<1^1-a	Positive
4	27	Female	1	Widespread maculopapular rash with mild fever and eosinophilia after one dose; history of allergy to multiple antibiotics and possible exposure to carbamazepine in the past with development of rash	2	Previous exposure likely
5	26	Male	21	Widespread rash with fever; history of allergy to multiple drugs including lamotrigine and phenytoin	24	No