Allopurinol-induced DRESS syndrome

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 412-414

  Yaylaci, Selcuk ^a   Demir, Mustafa Volkan ^a   Temiz, Tayfun ^a   Tamer, Ali ^a   Uslan, Mustafa Ihsan ^a  

^a SAKARYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Allopurinol; DRESS syndrome; gout; skin biopsy

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEATH; DISEASE COURSE; DRESS SYNDROME; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; GOUT; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; SYMPTOM;

EID: 84861911759     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: 19983751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.96351     Document Type: Article

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