Drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms induced by cefotaxime and ampicillin

Pediatrics International

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 406-408

  Fujiwaki, Takehisa ^a,c   Yoshikawa, Tetsushi ^b   Urashima, Reiko ^a   Ishioka, Chihiro ^a  

^a MATSUE RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c SHIMANE UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ampicillin; Cefotaxime; Drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms; Drug related skin eruption

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFOTAXIME; KETOTIFEN FUMARATE; MEQUITAZINE; NEOMINOPHAGEN C;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRESS SYNDROME; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LYMPHOCYTE TRANSFORMATION TEST; PATCH TEST; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRUS EXAMINATION;

AMPICILLIN; ANTI-ALLERGIC AGENTS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEFOTAXIME; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUG ERUPTIONS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS;

EID: 44649196567     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: 1442200X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200X.2008.02603.x     Document Type: Article

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