@article{ajmcr2021979,
author={{Jackson, Nicola and Morel, Alain and Pollard, Alicia and Betty, Shion and Appiah-Pippim, James},
title={Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS) Syndrome: When the Medication is the Cause!!!},
journal={American Journal of Medical Case Reports},
volume={9},
number={7},
pages={375--377},
year={2021},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajmcr/9/7/9},
issn={2374-216X},
abstract={Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome is an idiosyncratic, potentially life-threatening hypersensitivity reaction to therapeutic medication. [1] The most common culprits historically being anticonvulsants followed by antibiotics, but most recent publications are beginning to show the opposite trend. [1] This case describes a 58-year-old-woman who presented for evaluation of a generalized skin rash associated with facial edema 4 weeks after treatment for Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia with empyema.},
doi={10.12691/ajmcr-9-7-9}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}
