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Research Suggests Some AEDs May Be Associated With Elevated Risk For SCC

Dermatology Advisor (6/24, May) reports study results indicate treatment with the antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) "carbamazepine and lamotrigine was associated with an increased risk for squamous cell carcinoma (SCC)." The study examined the association between AEDs used for over one year and the risk for skin cancer and found "the majority of AEDs included in the study held a neutral association with skin cancer," and "found that the only AEDs associated with SCC were carbamazepine (odds ratio [OR], 1.88; 95% CI, 1.42-2.49) and lamotrigine (OR, 1.57; 95% CI ,1.12-2.22)." The findings were published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

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Benjamin Hidalgo-Matlock
Skin Care Physicians of Costa Rica

Clinica Victoria en San Pedro: 4000-1054
Momentum Escazu: 2101-9574

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