A potentially fatal cause of rash

International Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 491-492

  Elia, Fabrizio ^a   Aprà, Franco ^a  

^a MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; STEROID;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRESS SYNDROME; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERURICEMIA; HYPOTENSION; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MACULOPAPULAR RASH; OLIGURIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79952734892     PISSN: 18651372     EISSN: 18651380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12245-010-0187-7     Document Type: Article

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