TY - JOUR
T1 - Dapsone-induced dress: A case report
AU - Balaji, O.
AU - Amita, D.
AU - George, M. M.
AU - Meena Kumari, K.
AU - Mohan Babu Vittalrao, A.
PY - 2017/1/1
Y1 - 2017/1/1
N2 - © 2017 The Authors. Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms. is a very dangerous adverse drug effect causing rashes, eosinophilia, and multiple organ damage. Many drugs are implicated in causing DRESS with most common ones being antimicrobials and antiepileptics. Dapsone used in the treatment of Hansen’s disease as a first-line agent is known for causing many side effects ranging from nausea, vomiting, insomnia, anaphylaxis, hypersensitivity reactions, rashes, muscle weakness, abdominal pain, and so on. Hence, we report a rare case of dapsone-induced DRESS in a tertiary care hospital in South India.
AB - © 2017 The Authors. Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms. is a very dangerous adverse drug effect causing rashes, eosinophilia, and multiple organ damage. Many drugs are implicated in causing DRESS with most common ones being antimicrobials and antiepileptics. Dapsone used in the treatment of Hansen’s disease as a first-line agent is known for causing many side effects ranging from nausea, vomiting, insomnia, anaphylaxis, hypersensitivity reactions, rashes, muscle weakness, abdominal pain, and so on. Hence, we report a rare case of dapsone-induced DRESS in a tertiary care hospital in South India.
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U2 - 10.22159/ajpcr.2017.v10i5.17554
DO - 10.22159/ajpcr.2017.v10i5.17554
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85018754133
SN - 0974-2441
VL - 10
SP - 4
EP - 5
JO - Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research
JF - Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research
IS - 5
ER -