Drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms syndrome, a uncommon but fatal illness, paediatricians should be aware of: a case of 13 year old female child

Authors

  • Jyoti Ranjan Behera Department of Pediatrics, Kalinga Institute of Medical Science, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
  • Sanjay Kumar Sahu Department of Pediatrics, Kalinga Institute of Medical Science, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
  • Abhas Gupta Department of Pediatrics, Kalinga Institute of Medical Science, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20200706

Keywords:

Antipsychotic, Adolescent girl, Drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms syndrome, Steroids

Abstract

Drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome is a fatal illness manifested by fever, morbilliform rash, multi systemic involvement and eosinophilic leucocytosis with about 10% mortality. Authors report DRESS syndrome in an adolescent girl due to anti-depressant and anti-psychotic which improved dramatically after withdrawal of offending drugs and starting of steroids

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2020-02-25

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