Authors
Department of Internal Medicine, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, India
Abstract
Drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome is a drug reaction
commonly occurring in association with aromatic anticonvulsants and allopurinol. It is
characterized by triad of fever, skin eruption, and systemic involvement. DRESS is rare with
beta‑lactam antibiotics and even rarer with ceftriaxone. We describe a case of pneumonia
who developed ceftriaxone‑induced rash, bicytopenia, eosinophilia, transaminitis and was
eventually diagnosed and managed successfully as a case of DRESS.
Keywords
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