DRESS syndrome caused by allopurinol

Acute Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 122-123

  Cooksley, Timothy ^a   Iqbal, Javaid ^b   Robertson, Claire ^c   Bright, John ^d  

^a ST3 in Acute Medicine   (United Kingdom)

^b SPR in General Medicine   (United Kingdom)

^c ST5 in Acute Medicine   (United Kingdom)

^d Department of Acute Medicine ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allopurinol; DRESS syndrome; Hyperuricaemia

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; LISINOPRIL; LOSARTAN; NORADRENALIN; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRESS SYNDROME; DRUG MEGADOSE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SEPTICEMIA; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 78649714542     PISSN: 17474884     EISSN: 17474892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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