Dress Syndrome Rash

The drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms dress syndrome is a severe drug hypersensitivity reaction that has a constellation of systemic signs and symptoms including skin rash fever lymphadenopathy and inflammation of the liver lung and heart chapter 48.

Dress syndrome rash. 1 it can affect patients of all ages and typically presents 2 to 6 weeks after exposure to. Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms dress also termed drug induced hypersensitivity syndrome dihs is a rare reaction to certain medications it involves primarily a widespread skin rash fever swollen lymph nodes and characteristic blood abnormalities such as an abnormally high level of eosinophils low number of platelets and increased number of atypical white blood. It is estimated to occur in 1 in every 1000 to 10 000 drug exposures.

The following typical multiple cutaneous manifestations are common. Drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms dress syndrome also known as drug induced hypersensitivity syndrome is an uncommon severe systemic hypersensitivity drug reaction. Prompt clinical recognition and discontinuing suspected medicines helps to minimise morbidity and mortality associated with this syndrome.

Urticaria with maculopapular eruption. Skin problems including skin vesicles round large blister filled with fluid bullae small pimple shaped blister filled with pus pustules inter vascular bleeding cause purple colored spots on skin purpura.