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| Year : 2013 | Volume
: 45
| Issue : 4 | Page : 401-402 |
Nevirapine-induced rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS)
Shaman Gill, Amitabh Sagar, S Shankar, Velu Nair
Department of Internal Medicine, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India
Correspondence Address:
Shaman Gill
Department of Internal Medicine, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.114993
Drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome is an adverse reaction commonly occurring with antiepileptic agents. It was earlier referred to by various names such as dilantin hypersensitivity syndrome and anticonvulsant hypersensitivity syndrome. It is characterized by the triad of fever, skin eruption, and systemic involvement. DRESS syndrome has also been reported with a number of other drugs including allopurinol, minocycline, terbinafine, sulfonamides, azathioprine, dapsone, and antiretroviral agents such as abacavir and nevirapine. We describe a rare case of nevirapine-induced hypersensitivity syndrome that was successfully treated with oral steroids.
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