DRESS induced by amoxicillin-clavulanate in two pediatric patients confirmed by lymphocyte toxicity assay

Abstract Background Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) is a rare but serious delayed hypersensitivity reaction that can be caused by antibiotic exposure. The reaction typically develops in 2 to 6 weeks. The pathophysiology is thought to involve toxic drug metabolites actin...

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Main Authors: Arun Dhir, Hasandeep Kular, Abdelbaset A. Elzagallaai, Bruce Carleton, Michael J. Rieder, Raymond Mak, Tiffany Wong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13223-021-00535-4