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| Year : 2015 | Volume
: 47
| Issue : 1 | Page : 123-124 |
Pustular drug hypersensitivity syndrome due to allopurinol
Chaker Ben Salem1, Wafa Saidi2, Sofiene Larif1, Neila Fathallah1, Raoudha Slim1, Houssem Hmouda1
1 Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, Tunisia
2 Department of Dermatology, Farhat Hached University Hospital, Tunisia
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Chaker Ben Salem
Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine of Sousse
Tunisia
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DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.150378
Allopurinol hypersensitivity syndrome (AHS) is a severe drug reaction. It is characterized by rash, fever, and internal organ involvement. It may present in different clinical forms. We present a case of acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis occurring as a manifestation of AHS.
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