Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (dress) associated with azithromycin in acute Epstein-Barr virus infection

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 741-743

  Bauer, Kimberly A ^a   Brimhall, Angela K ^b   Chang, Timothy T ^a  

^a METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INFUSION FLUID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; VIRUS CAPSID ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DERMATITIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRESS SYNDROME; DRUG ERUPTION; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; EOSINOPHILIA; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS INFECTION; ERYTHEMA; FEVER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURPURIC RASH; RASH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN BIOPSY; SORE THROAT;

ACUTE DISEASE; AZITHROMYCIN; CHILD; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DRUG ERUPTIONS; EOSINOPHILIA; EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS INFECTIONS; FEVER; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 81255135824     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: 15251470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2011.01558.x     Document Type: Article

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