Drug Rash with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS Syndrome)
Epidemiology
Must differentiate from isolated Drug-Induced Pulmonary Eosinophilia (see Drug-Induced Pulmonary Eosinophilia, [[Drug-Induced Pulmonary Eosinophilia]])
Pseudolymphoma Syndrome: lymphadenopathy and abnormal circulating lymphocytes may especially occur in anticonvulsant-associated cases
Treatment
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References
Drug Rash with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS) syndrome induced by celecoxib and anti-tuberculosis drugs. J Korean Med Sci. Jun 2008;23(3):521-5
Carbamazepine-induced drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome: report of four cases and brief review. International Journal of Dermatology 2008; 47 (8): 853–860
Drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome: clinical and biologic disease patterns in 24 patients. Medicine (Baltimore). 2009 May;88(3):131-40. doi: 10.1097/MD.0b013e3181a4d1a1 [MEDLINE]
Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS): a clinical update and review of current thinking. Clinical and Experimental Dermatology 2011; 36 (1): 6–11