Drug rash, eosinophilia, and systemic symptoms syndrome: Two pediatric cases demonstrating the range of severity in presentation-A case of vancomycin-induced drug hypersensitivity mimicking toxic shock syndrome and a milder case induced by minocycline

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Vinson, Amy E ^a   Dufort, Elizabeth M ^a   Willis, Matthew D ^a   Eberson, Craig P ^a   Harwell, Joseph I ^a  

^a RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; ASCORBIC ACID; BISACODYL; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DEXAMETHASONE; DEXAMPHETAMINE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DOPAMINE; FERROUS SULFATE; GENTAMICIN; HYDROXYZINE; LINEZOLID; MACROGOL; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MINOCYCLINE; MULTIVITAMIN; NORADRENALIN; ONDANSETRON; OXYCODONE; OXYCODONE PLUS PARACETAMOL; PANTOPRAZOLE; PARACETAMOL; PERCOCET; PREDNISONE; QUETIAPINE; SENNA EXTRACT; UNINDEXED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN; ZINC SULFATE;

ACNE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRESS SYNDROME; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; HUMAN; MALE; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FUSION; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME;

EID: 77954661272     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e3181c5911a     Document Type: Article

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