BACKGROUND The clinical features of drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome (DIHS) or drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome are complicated, and the incidence of this condition is very low. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the clinical course of DIHS/DRESS and identify effective treatment options. METHODS This study was a retrospective analysis of prospectively collected cl...

Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) is a rare yet severe adverse drug-induced reaction with up to 10% mortality rate. Recent clinical trials reported an association between DRESS and telaprevir (TVR), an NS3/4A protease inhibitor of chronic hepatitis C (CHC) virus genotype 1. Its diagnosis is challenging given the variable pattern of cutaneous eruption and the myriad i...

OBJECTIVE To document patients' preferred dress styles of their doctors and modes of address. DESIGN Descriptive survey. SETTING Inpatients and outpatients at a tertiary level hospital, New Zealand. PARTICIPANTS 202 inpatients and 249 outpatients, mean age 55.9 (SD 19.3) years. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Ranking of patients' opinions of photographs showing doctors wearing different dress sty...

BACKGROUND Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome is a rare and potentially life-threatening acute drug-induced hypersensitivity reaction. Antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) predominantly aromatic AEDs are commonly reported in DRESS. To date there are no reports of sulthiame AED causing DRESS syndrome. METHOD We report a 10-year-old girl of Indian descent with AED resi...

In their canonical texts of game studies, both Huizinga and Caillois, each in and of his respective time, relegate dress-up dismissively to the sphere of girls’ play. Little has been written to-date on the subject; in this paper, we survey the literature on analog and digital dress-up. We argue for a deeper examination and legitimization of dress-up play as a means to infuse greater gender bala...

Based on modern concepts of fashion theory, the analysis evolutionary changes in corporate business dress code period 1906-2020 from standpoint influence political and foreign economic factors is carried out. Ambivalent reactions participants to change style at each stage evolution are revealed. It established that tightening characteristic stages macroeconomic recovery due increased intensity ...

BACKGROUND DRESS (drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms) syndrome is characterized by fever, rash, eosinophilia, and multiorgan failure. Previous reports have described differences in clinical and laboratory findings of DRESS syndrome depending on the inducing drug. Piperacillin has been reported as the drug responsible for this syndrome in 3 patients. OBJECTIVE To analyze and...

It should be remembered that most wounds heal with little or no intervention from health professionals, as the author notes in this article ( Casey 2002 ). However, underlying disease processes such as venous hypertension and hyperglycaemia should be identified and treated because wound healing will be delayed if they are not.

Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) is a severe drug that triggered several weeks after the start of new medication. This syndrome presents variety clinical symptoms, specifically manifestation involving fever followed by rash. A medications are known to trigger DRESS, most common being anticonvulsants allopurinol. Here, we discuss case medication, apalutamide, caused ...