Authors
1 Department of Medicine, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
2 Department of Microbiology, Institute of Medical Science, BHU, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Abstract
Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptom (DRESS) is a severe adverse
drug‑induced reaction with a prolonged latency period which is characterized by a variety
of clinical manifestations, usually fever, rash, lymphadenopathy, eosinophilia, and a wide
range of mild‑to‑severe systemic presentations. Drugs are an important cause of DRESS in
most of the cases. It is challenging to diagnose DRESS because of the diversity of cutaneous
eruption and visceral organs involvement. We hereby report a 34‑year‑old female who
developed DRESS syndrome following ingestion of nitrofurantoin for the treatment of
urinary tract infection. She was managed conservatively and recovered after few weeks.
Our aim of this study is to raise awareness to suspect DRESS syndrome in patients who
present with unusual clinical features with skin involvement after initiating any drug.
Keywords
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