Diseases

Drug Hypersensitivity Syndrome

Severe drug eruption characterized by high fever, erythematous rash and inflammation of internal organ(s).

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Abstract

Severe drug eruption characterized by high fever, erythematous rash and inflammation of internal organ(s).

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Synonyms

10 entry terms
  • DRESS Syndrome
  • Drug Reaction With Eosinophilia And Systemic Symptom
  • Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms
  • Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms Syndrome
  • DRESS Syndromes
  • Drug Hypersensitivity Syndromes
  • Hypersensitivity Syndrome, Drug
  • Hypersensitivity Syndromes, Drug
  • Syndrome, Drug Hypersensitivity
  • Syndromes, Drug Hypersensitivity

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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2014

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Drug Hypersensitivity Syndrome. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D063926. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D063926
  2. Drug Hypersensitivity Syndrome. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_rash_with_eosinophilia_and_systemic_symptoms
  3. Drug Hypersensitivity Syndrome. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3931183