Allopurinol-induced dress syndrome in a 13-year-old girl

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 65-67

  Sackesen, C ^a   Dut, R ^a   Gucer, S ^a   Soyer, O U ^a   Adalioglu, G ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Allopurinol; Drug reaction; Drug induced hypersensitivity syndrome; Eosinophilia; Liver enzymes

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; PENICILLIN G;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; DRESS SYNDROME; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ERYTHRODERMA; FEMALE; FEVER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; NECK PAIN; PRURITUS; SKIN BIOPSY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ALLOPURINOL; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HISTAMINE ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS;

EID: 62549143142     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: 16980808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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