Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis (AGEP) is a rare disorder characterized by acute onset of erythematous and edematous eruptions with sterile pustules, accompanied by fever, and a self-limiting condition thought to be caused by drugs, in particular, antibiotics. Drug-related rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome is a severe adverse drug-induced reaction, charact...

Mycoplasma infection is a well-known etiologic agent of Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS)/toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN). However, the effect of mycoplasma infection on drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome/ drug rash and eosinophilia with systemic symptoms (DIHS/DRESS) has not been clarified. We report a 25-year-old female suspected of having DIHS/DRESS with a high fever and erythematous erupt...

The Dress photograph, first displayed on the internet in 2015, revealed stunning individual differences in color perception. The aim of this study was to investigate if lay-persons believed that the question about The Dress colors was answerable. Past research has found that optimism is related to judgments of how answerable knowledge questions with controversial answers are (Karlsson et al., 2...

The article explores the significance of dress in the embodied experience of dementia, exploring questions of identity, memory and relationship. It suggests that clothing and dress are important in the analysis of the day-to-day experiences of people with dementia, giving access to dimensions of selfhood often ignored in over-cognitive accounts of being. As a result clothing and dress can be si...

Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptom (DRESS) syndrome is a type of severe adverse drug-induced reaction. Dermatologists should make a quick diagnosis and provide appropriate treatment for DRESS syndrome to reduce mortality rates, which can be as high as 10%. We present the case of a 47-year-old man with schizoaffective disorder treated with lamotrigine who developed DRESS syndro...

The drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptom (DRESS) syndrome is a severe adverse drug-induced reaction which includes a severe skin eruption, fever, hematologic abnormalities (eosinophilia or atypical lymphocytes) and internal organ involvement. The most frequently reported drug was anticonvulsants. The diagnosis of DRESS syndrome is challenging because the pattern of cutaneous eru...

DRESS: drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms RegiSCAR: Registry of Severe Cutaneous Adverse Reactions INTRODUCTION Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome is a life-threatening adverse drug reaction with an up to 10% mortality rate. It is characterized by fever, skin eruption, lymphadenopathy, and systemic organ dysfunction. Aromatic anticonvulsant...