A Case of Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms
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A Case of Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms
Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) is characterized by fever, skin rash, hematological abnormalities, and systemic involvement such as hepatitis. DRESS usually presents 2-6 weeks after drug initiation. DRESS should be suspected on clinical grounds in the setting of the introduction of new drug therapy and is most commonly described after the introduction of aromatic a...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Medicine
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1687-9627,1687-9635
DOI: 10.1155/2012/705190