Severe Resistant Hypertension Induced by Carbamazepine in an Elderly Patient

Resistant hypertension and PRES syndrome induced by carbamazepine in a patient with SLE: A case report and literature review

“…To the best of our knowledge, carbamazepine-induced HTN was described in fourteen cases [ [6] , [7] , [8] , [9] , [10] , [11] , [12] , [13] , [14] , [15] , [16] , [17] , [18] , [19] ]. Over the past ten years, a literature review yielded seven patients of carbamazepine-induced HTN ( Table 3 ) [ [9] , [10] , [11] , [12] , [13] , [14] , [15] ].…”

“…To the best of our knowledge, carbamazepine-induced HTN was described in fourteen cases [ [6] , [7] , [8] , [9] , [10] , [11] , [12] , [13] , [14] , [15] , [16] , [17] , [18] , [19] ]. Over the past ten years, a literature review yielded seven patients of carbamazepine-induced HTN ( Table 3 ) [ [9] , [10] , [11] , [12] , [13] , [14] , [15] ]. Five patients had a history of HTN [ 9 , 11 , [13] , [14] , [15] ], two patients developed de novo HTN with carbamazepine initiation [ 10 , 12 ], and the highest systolic blood pressure reached 290 mmHg [ 12 ].…”

“…Over the past ten years, a literature review yielded seven patients of carbamazepine-induced HTN ( Table 3 ) [ [9] , [10] , [11] , [12] , [13] , [14] , [15] ]. Five patients had a history of HTN [ 9 , 11 , [13] , [14] , [15] ], two patients developed de novo HTN with carbamazepine initiation [ 10 , 12 ], and the highest systolic blood pressure reached 290 mmHg [ 12 ]. Four patients were received carbamazepine for treat trigeminal neuralgia [ [10] , [11] , [12] , 14 ].…”

“…Four patients were received carbamazepine for treat trigeminal neuralgia [ [10] , [11] , [12] , 14 ]. All cases described RHTN, that resolved with discontinuation of carbamazepine, one of these cases reported the administration of one intravenous with other five oral of antihypertensive drugs [ 13 ].…”