| DRUG WATCH |
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| Year : 2012 | Volume
: 44
| Issue : 3 | Page : 412-414 |
Allopurinol-induced DRESS syndrome
Selcuk Yaylaci1, Mustafa Volkan Demir1, Tayfun Temiz1, Ali Tamer1, Mustafa Ihsan Uslan2
1 Department of Internal Medicine, Sakarya University Faculty of Medicine, Sakarya, Turkey
2 Department of Gastroenterology, Sakarya University Faculty of Medicine, Sakarya, Turkey
Correspondence Address:
Selcuk Yaylaci
Department of Internal Medicine, Sakarya University Faculty of Medicine, Sakarya
Turkey
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DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.96351
A 70-year-old man was admitted to our clinic with complaints of fever, jaundice, dyspnea, and generalized rash after 3 months of allopurinol treatment for gout. On physical examination, he was found to have fever (38.5°C), jaundice, and generalized maculopapular rash. Leukocytosis, eosinophilia, elevation of liver enzymes, and hyperbilirubinemia were detected in his blood analysis. Skin biopsy was consistent with drug-induced hypersensitivity. He was diagnosed as Drug Rash with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS). Allopurinol treatment was stopped and steroid treatment was launched. At day 24 of admission, the patient died because of multiple organ failure.
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