Allopurinol-induced drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms

• In: Hospital Pharmacy Posters
• At: Hyderabad (India) (2011)
• Type: Poster
• Poster code: HPS-P-35
• By: YA-LIEN, Huang (Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan, China Taiwan)
• Co-author(s): Shin-Tarng, Deng (Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan, China Taiwan)
  
• Abstract:

  Introduction: Allopurinol has been widely used for the treatment of hyperuricemia and gout. Incidence of skin reactions is less than 1%. Allopurinol-hypersensitivity syndrome is a life-threatening adverse reaction characterized by skin rashes, fever, leukocytosis with eosinophilia and liver or renal dysfunctions. Mortality is approximately 10%
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