DRESS syndrome caused by para-aminosalicylic acid: A case report and literature review

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 236-238

  Katip, Wasan ^a   Muangsiri, Narut ^b  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Rayong Hospital   (Thailand)

Author keywords

DRESS syndrome; Hypersensitivity reaction; Para aminosalicylic acid; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; AMINOSALICYLIC ACID; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CYCLOSERINE; ETHAMBUTOL; ETHIONAMIDE; ISONIAZID; KANAMYCIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; PROTIONAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRESS SYNDROME; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPNEA; EOSINOPHIL; FACE EDEMA; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LYMPHOCYTE; MACULOPAPULAR RASH; MONOCYTE; MOUTH ULCER; MULTIDRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NEUTROPHIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84961820320     PISSN: 22221808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2222-1808(15)61021-0     Document Type: Article

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