Probable Dress Syndrome: A Case of Drug Hypersensitivity in Young Man

Vera Madonna Lumbantoruan, Edison Harianja

2019

Abstract

Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) is one of drug hypersensitivity reaction. This condition shows a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations and severity. RegiSCAR scoring system is one of the diagnostic criteria exist for the diagnosis DRESS syndrome. The objective of this case report is to present a case of Probable DRESS syndrome without eosinophilia as one of Drug induced Severe Cutaneous Adverse Reactions (SCARs) in a young man. A 23 years old man admitted to hospital with generalized cutaneous rash and blood laboratory abnormality after consumed cefadroxyl, paracetamol and allopurinol for 2 weeks. Diagnosis Probable DRESS syndrome was made using RegiSCAR scoring system. Treatment with prolonged steroid systemic showed good clinical and laboratory result.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Lumbantoruan V. and Harianja E. (2019). Probable Dress Syndrome: A Case of Drug Hypersensitivity in Young Man.In Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease - Volume 1: ICTROMI, ISBN 978-989-758-469-5, pages 441-444. DOI: 10.5220/0009991104410444

in Bibtex Style

@conference{ictromi19,
author={Vera Madonna Lumbantoruan and Edison Harianja},
title={Probable Dress Syndrome: A Case of Drug Hypersensitivity in Young Man},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease - Volume 1: ICTROMI,},
year={2019},
pages={441-444},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0009991104410444},
isbn={978-989-758-469-5},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease - Volume 1: ICTROMI,
TI - Probable Dress Syndrome: A Case of Drug Hypersensitivity in Young Man
SN - 978-989-758-469-5
AU - Lumbantoruan V.
AU - Harianja E.
PY - 2019
SP - 441
EP - 444
DO - 10.5220/0009991104410444