Association of human herpesvirus 6 reactivation with the flaring and severity of drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 157, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 934-940

  Tohyama, M ^a   Hashimoto, K ^a   Yasukawa, M ^a   Kimura, H ^b   Horikawa, T ^c   Nakajima, K ^d   Urano, Y ^e   Matsumoto, K ^f   Iijima, M ^g   Shear, N H ^h  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c KOBE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d KOCHI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^e TOKUSHIMA RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^f SHINSHU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^g SHOWA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

DRESS; Drug induced hypersensitivity syndrome; HHV 6; Reactivation

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ERUPTION; FEMALE; FEVER; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOASSAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROLOGY; VIRUS REACTIVATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA, VIRAL; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EXANTHEMA SUBITUM; FEMALE; HERPESVIRUS 6, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ROSEOLOVIRUS INFECTIONS; SYNDROME; VIRUS ACTIVATION;

EID: 35348921366     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2007.08167.x     Document Type: Article

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