Stevens-Johnson Syndrome in an Adult Filipino Male Positive for HLA-B38:16 and B58:17, Associated With Allopurinol: A Case Report

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Department of Health, Tondo Medical Center, Manila, Philippines.
² Department of Dermatology, Dr. Jose N. Rodriguez Memorial Hospital and Sanitarium, Caloocan, Philippines.

Case Reports

Ana Rouselle Reyes-Ramos et al. J Clin Pharmacol. 2023 Jun.

. 2023 Jun;63(6):742-744.

doi: 10.1002/jcph.2213. Epub 2023 Mar 7.

¹ Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Department of Health, Tondo Medical Center, Manila, Philippines.
² Department of Dermatology, Dr. Jose N. Rodriguez Memorial Hospital and Sanitarium, Caloocan, Philippines.

No abstract available

Keywords: Stevens-Johnson syndrome; allopurinol; pharmacogenomics; pharmacology; severe adverse drug reaction.

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