263 Clinical Features of Drug Rash with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms Syndrome Caused by Antituberculous Medications
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patient in group I showed inconclusive results. Four patients (12.2%) in group II had positive tests, including 3 for penicillin G and one for amoxicillin. Conclusions: The results demonstrated that the clinical history collected by medical questionnaires is not the determining factor in confirming a patients’ reaction to penicillin, and shouldn’t be the only parameter used to exclude potential future prescriptions. In addition, the results denote that hypersensitivity to other beta-lactam antibiotics should be evaluated in a more proper way for a fuller understanding of each case.
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