DRESS syndrome and acute tubulointerstitial nephritis after treatment with vancomycin and betalactams. Case report and literature review

Nefrologia

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 685-687

  Díaz Mancebo, Raquel ^a   Costero Fernández, Olga ^a   Vega Cabrera, Cristina ^a   Olea Tejero, Teresa ^a   Yébenes, Laura ^a   Picazo, M Luz ^a   Selgas Gutiérrez, Rafael ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BETA LACTAM; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL NEPHRITIS; LETTER; SYNDROME;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BETA-LACTAMS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEPHRITIS, INTERSTITIAL; SYNDROME; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 84868251959     PISSN: 02116995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3265/Nefrologia.pre2012.Jun.11455     Document Type: Letter

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