Drug Rash with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS) syndrome induced by celecoxib and anti-tuberculosis drugs

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 521-525

  Joo, Ho Lee ^a   Park, Hye Kyung ^a   Heo, Jeong ^a   Tae, Oh Kim ^a   Gwang, Ha Kim ^a   Dae, Hwan Kang ^a   Geun, Am Song ^a   Cho, Mong ^a,b   Dae, Sung Kim ^a   Hwal, Woong Kim ^a   Chang, Hun Lee ^a  

^a Pusan National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Pusan National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Celecoxib; Drug hypersensitivity; Ethambutol; Korea, female; Myositis

Indexed keywords

CELECOXIB; ETHAMBUTOL; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PYRAZOLE DERIVATIVE; SULFONAMIDE; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG ERUPTION; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MYOSITIS; PATHOLOGY; SYNDROME;

ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; ARTHRITIS; DRUG ERUPTIONS; EOSINOPHILIA; ETHAMBUTOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MYOSITIS; PYRAZOLES; SULFONAMIDES; SYNDROME; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 46849084963     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2008.23.3.521     Document Type: Article

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