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Drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms

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DRESS syndrome (Drug Rash with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms) is a hypersensitivity reaction characterized by a generalized skin rash, fever, eosinophilia, lymphocytosis and visceral involvement (hepatitis, nephritis, pneumonitis, pericarditis and myocarditis) and, in some patients, reactivation of human herpes virus 6.

Identifiers
MONDO:0015340 Orphanet:139402
Part of
Severe cutaneous adverse reactionSyndromic diseaseToxic dermatosisUrticaria
Also known as
DHS · DRESS · DRESS syndrome · Drug hypersensitivity syndrome · drug reaction eosinophilic systemic syndrome

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