DRESS induced by amoxicillin-clavulanate in two pediatric patients confirmed by lymphocyte toxicity assay
Abstract Background Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) is a rare but serious delayed hypersensitivity reaction that can be caused by antibiotic exposure. The reaction typically develops in 2 to 6 weeks. The pathophysiology is thought to involve toxic drug metabolites actin...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-04-01
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| Series: | Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13223-021-00535-4 |