Background & Objective: Association between HLA-B*1502 and carbamazepine-induced StevenJohnson
syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis (CBZ-SJS/TEN) was reported in many Southeast Asian
populations but not in Indonesian. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between
HLA-B*1502 andCBZ-SJS/TEN in an Indonesian population.
Methods: Patients with history of
CBZ-SJS/TEN are recruited as cases and those who tolerated CBZ as controls. HLA-B typing was
performed.
Results: We recruited 14 cases with CBZ-SJS/TEN and 53 controls. Positive HLA-B*1502
was found in 8 (57.1%) cases and 14 (26.4%) controls (OR 3.7, 95% CI 1.09-12.61, p=0.035).
Conclusion: HLA-B*1502 is associated with CBZ-SJS/TEN patients in Indonesian.