«DRESS syndrome» or systemic allopurinol hypersensitivity syndrome;«DRESS syndrome » ou syndrome d'hypersensibilité systémique à l'allopurinol

Louvain Medical

Volumn 127, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 376-379

  Fortunati, M ^a   Dewulf, V ^a   Jouret, F ^a   Marot, L ^a   Kanaan, Nada ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; FUROSEMIDE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; DRESS SYNDROME; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNITY; INFLAMMATION; MACULOPAPULAR RASH; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 58149346196     PISSN: 00246956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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