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Case Reports
. 2014 Jul;44(7):694-6.
doi: 10.1111/imj.12462.

Vancomycin-associated drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms syndrome

S Young  1 , S Ojaimi, H Dunckley, M W Douglas, J Kok, D A Fulcher, M-W Lin, S Swaminathan
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Vancomycin-associated drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms syndrome

S Young et al. Intern Med J. 2014 Jul.

Abstract

Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome is a rare but potentially life-threatening multi-system disorder characterised by the delayed onset of fever, rash and internal organ involvement following the administration of a drug. We report three definite cases of vancomycin-associated DRESS syndrome occurring and review the literature regarding this syndrome.

Keywords: DRESS syndrome; HLA; eosinophilia; vancomycin.

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  • Vancomycin vintage: my favourite DRESS.
    Korman TM, Turnidge JD, Grayson ML. Korman TM, et al. Intern Med J. 2015 Feb;45(2):233-4. doi: 10.1111/imj.12660. Intern Med J. 2015. PMID: 25650542 No abstract available.
  • Author reply: To PMID 25041771.
    Swaminathan S, Dunckley H, Ojaimi S, Lin MW, Fulcher DA, Young S, Kok J, Douglas MW. Swaminathan S, et al. Intern Med J. 2015 Feb;45(2):234-5. doi: 10.1111/imj.12670. Intern Med J. 2015. PMID: 25650543 No abstract available.

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