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Case Reports
. 2017 Jul 18;3(4):332-335.
doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2017.05.006. eCollection 2017 Jul.

Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) successfully treated with tumor necrosis factor-α inhibitor

Ryan Edrick Leman  1 , Lingling Chen  1 , Xin Shi  1 , Sarah Patricia Rolimpandoei  1 , Xin Ling  1 , Yuhua Su  1
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Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) successfully treated with tumor necrosis factor-α inhibitor

Ryan Edrick Leman et al. JAAD Case Rep. .
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Keywords: DRESS, drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms; Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms; SJS, Stevens Johnson syndrome; TEN, toxic epidermal necrolysis; TNF, tumor necrosis factor; erythematous maculopapular rash; lithium carbonate; recombinant human TNF receptor-IgG fusion protein; treatment; tumor necrosis factor-α inhibitor.

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A, Prominent facial edematous erythema of patient at initial presentation. B, Resolution of the rash and swelling over the face after TNF-α inhibitor treatment.
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