Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS syndrome)

SUMMARY Objective: To review the hypersensitivity reaction to drugs known as drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS syndrome), based on a case report. We also intend to discuss the difficulty and importance of disease recognition, since none of the changes is pathognomonic of...

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Main Authors: Soraia Aparecida da Silva, Mariana Maciel Pereira de Figueiredo, Lauro Carneiro Neto, Débora Borowiak Reiss, Mariana Amaranto de Souza Damásio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Médica Brasileira 2016-06-01
Series:Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-42302016000300227&lng=en&tlng=en