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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells Cytokine Profile in a Patient with Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis Triggered by Lamotrigine and COVID-19: A Case Study.

Margarita L Martinez-Fierro, Idalia Garza-Veloz, Sidere Monserrath Zorrilla-Alfaro, Andrés Eduardo Campuzano-Garcia, Monica Rodriguez-Borroel

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Margarita L Martinez-FierroMolecular Medicine Laboratory, Unidad Academica de Medicina Humana y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Autonoma de Zacatecas, Zacatecas C.P. 98160, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0003-1478-9068
Idalia Garza-VelozMolecular Medicine Laboratory, Unidad Academica de Medicina Humana y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Autonoma de Zacatecas, Zacatecas C.P. 98160, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-6307-1696
Sidere Monserrath Zorrilla-AlfaroMolecular Medicine Laboratory, Unidad Academica de Medicina Humana y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Autonoma de Zacatecas, Zacatecas C.P. 98160, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0003-2652-6089
Andrés Eduardo Campuzano-GarciaSecretaria de Salud de Zacatecas, Hospital General Zacatecas "Luz Gónzalez Cosío", Zacatecas C.P. 98160, Mexico.
Monica Rodriguez-BorroelMolecular Medicine Laboratory, Unidad Academica de Medicina Humana y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Autonoma de Zacatecas, Zacatecas C.P. 98160, Mexico.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS)/toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) is a severe mucocutaneous reaction often induced by medications. The co-occurrence of SJS/TEN and COVID-19 presents a unique challenge due to overlapping inflammatory pathways. This case study examined the cytokine profile of a patient with both TEN (triggered by lamotrigine) and COVID-19. The clinical history of the patient, including lamotrigine exposure and COVID-19 diagnosis, was documented. A 13-cytokine profile assessment was performed in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from the patient and their parents by using quantitative Real Time-Polymerase Chain Reaction (qRT-PCR). A 6-year-old male patient developed lamotrigine-induced TEN with concomitant COVID-19 affecting 90% of the body surface area. Compared with their parents, who were positive for COVID-19,

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COVID-19CytokinesLamotrigineLeukocytes, MononuclearStevens-Johnson SyndromeChildHumansMaleSARS-CoV-2CytokinesLamotrigineCOVID-19immune responserare diseaseStevens–Johnsontoxic epidermal necrolysis

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PMCPMC11818212

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