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A Ten-Year-Old Boy with Antiepileptic Drugs-Induced DRESS Syndrome
Joint Authors
Vithana, S.
De Silva, M. H. A. D.
Hewawitharana, G. P.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-09-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome is a life-threatening adverse drug reaction if it is not timely diagnosed and treated.
This happens probably following a cascade of immune reactions after the administration of the drug ultimately leading to multiorgan failure and death.
Several groups of drugs have been identified as potential aetiologies but the commonest one identified is antiepileptic drugs.
The clinical features of DRESS syndrome usually appear several weeks after commencing the offending drug.
Initially, fever lymphadenopathy and rash appear followed by hepatitis.
Rash is the most prominent feature, and it is a generalized erythematous nonblanching maculopapular rash without the involvement of the mucus membranes or eyes.
The rash desquamated over the following days and changed it’s context to an exfoliative dermatitis.
We report a case of a 10-year-old boy who is one of the twins born to nonconsanguineous parents at 34 weeks of gestation.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Vithana, S.& De Silva, M. H. A. D.& Hewawitharana, G. P.. 2020. A Ten-Year-Old Boy with Antiepileptic Drugs-Induced DRESS Syndrome. Case Reports in Pediatrics،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Vithana, S.…[et al.]. A Ten-Year-Old Boy with Antiepileptic Drugs-Induced DRESS Syndrome. Case Reports in Pediatrics No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Vithana, S.& De Silva, M. H. A. D.& Hewawitharana, G. P.. A Ten-Year-Old Boy with Antiepileptic Drugs-Induced DRESS Syndrome. Case Reports in Pediatrics. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1150755
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1150755