Letter to the EditorInternational Journal of Advances in Medicine

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Drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms, uncommon and commonly missed

Int J Adv Med. 2019;6(4):1360-1362.DOI10.18203/2349-3933.ijam20193303

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Abstract

Drug Rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms, also called DRESS syndrome, is a rare form of drug induced hypersensitivity reaction that presents with skin eruptions, blood count abnormalities (eosinophilia) and internal organ involvement (lung, kidney, liver), making it life threatening at a rapid pace. The most commonly affected organ is liver, mimicking condition similar to acute hepatitis.

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  1. Department of Medicine, Shri Sathya Sai Medical College and Research Institute, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth, Tiruporur- Guduvancherry Main Road, Ammapettai, Nellikuppam Chengalpet Taluk, Kancheepuram District, Tamil Nadu, India

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