Erithrodermia as presentation of DRESS syndrome associated with allopurinol. A report of a case;Eritrodermia como presentación del síndrome DRESS asociado con alopurinol. Comunicación de un caso

Dermatologia Revista Mexicana

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 104-107

  Flores, Silvia Méndez ^a   Hidalgo, Linda García ^a   Topete, Rocío Orozco ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS Y NUTRICIÓN SALVADOR ZUBIRÁN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Allopurinol hypersensitivity; Allopurinol toxicity; DRESS syndrome; Drug hypersensitivity; Hyperuricemia

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; CYCLOSPORIN; PREDNISONE; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRESS SYNDROME; HUMAN; MALE; REMISSION; SKIN MANIFESTATION;

EID: 77952080567     PISSN: 01854038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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