Penicillin V-induced Drug Rash with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms

West Indian Medical Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 722-725

  Orbak, Z ^a   Sepetcigil, O ^a   Karakelleoglu C ^a   Gulses S ^a  

^a ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adverse reaction; Child; DRESS syndrome; Hepatitis; Penicillin V; Potassium

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEFTRIAXONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PENICILLIN V; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BODY TEMPERATURE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DESQUAMATION; DRESS SYNDROME; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EOSINOPHILIA; FACE EDEMA; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LOW DRUG DOSE; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MACULOPAPULAR RASH; MOUTH EDEMA; PERIORBITAL EDEMA; PHARYNGITIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PRURITUS; SCHOOL CHILD; SYSTEMIC THERAPY; TONSILLITIS; TONSILLOPHARYNGITIS; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM DISEASE; SYNDROME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUG ERUPTIONS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC DISEASES; PENICILLIN V; PHARYNGITIS; SYNDROME; TONSILLITIS;

EID: 79960952544     PISSN: 00433144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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