Severe vancomycin-induced drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms syndrome imitating septic shock

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 791-793

  Boet, Sylvain ^a   Noblet, Catherine ^a   Catherine, H H ^a   Picard, Damien ^b   Musette, Philippe ^b   Dureuil, Bertrand ^a  

^a Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care ^*  (France)

^b ROUEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; GENTAMICIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; RIFAMPICIN; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRESS SYNDROME; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NEUTROPENIA; SEPTIC SHOCK; SKIN BIOPSY; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS ORALIS; ANAPHYLAXIS; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG ERUPTION; EOSINOPHILIA; NEEDLE BIOPSY; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUG ERUPTIONS; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; SHOCK, SEPTIC; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 74049097961     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EJA.0b013e32832ac3a6     Document Type: Letter

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