Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms: DRESS following Initiation of Oxcarbazepine with Elevated Human Herpesvirus-6 Titer
Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) is a rare and potentially fatal severe cutaneous reaction, which has a delayed onset after the initiation of an inciting medication. After recognition and withdrawal of the causative agent, along with aggressive management, a majority of...
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| description | Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) is a rare and potentially fatal severe cutaneous reaction, which has a delayed onset after the initiation of an inciting medication. After recognition and withdrawal of the causative agent, along with aggressive management, a majority of patients will have complete recovery over several months. We present a rare case of DRESS secondary to oxcarbazepine with an elevated human herpesvirus-6 titer. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2d38c19ca24142698e985bc06fa080812025-02-03T01:01:45ZengWileyCase Reports in Dermatological Medicine2090-64632090-64712014-01-01201410.1155/2014/853281853281Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms: DRESS following Initiation of Oxcarbazepine with Elevated Human Herpesvirus-6 TiterSeth L. Cornell0Daniel DiBlasi1Navin S. Arora2Department of Medicine, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, HI 96859, USADermatology Service, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, HI 96859, USADermatology Service, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, HI 96859, USADrug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) is a rare and potentially fatal severe cutaneous reaction, which has a delayed onset after the initiation of an inciting medication. After recognition and withdrawal of the causative agent, along with aggressive management, a majority of patients will have complete recovery over several months. We present a rare case of DRESS secondary to oxcarbazepine with an elevated human herpesvirus-6 titer.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/853281 |
| spellingShingle | Seth L. Cornell Daniel DiBlasi Navin S. Arora Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms: DRESS following Initiation of Oxcarbazepine with Elevated Human Herpesvirus-6 Titer Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine |
| title | Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms: DRESS following Initiation of Oxcarbazepine with Elevated Human Herpesvirus-6 Titer |
| title_full | Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms: DRESS following Initiation of Oxcarbazepine with Elevated Human Herpesvirus-6 Titer |
| title_fullStr | Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms: DRESS following Initiation of Oxcarbazepine with Elevated Human Herpesvirus-6 Titer |
| title_full_unstemmed | Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms: DRESS following Initiation of Oxcarbazepine with Elevated Human Herpesvirus-6 Titer |
| title_short | Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms: DRESS following Initiation of Oxcarbazepine with Elevated Human Herpesvirus-6 Titer |
| title_sort | drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms dress following initiation of oxcarbazepine with elevated human herpesvirus 6 titer |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/853281 |
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