Drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms and graft-versus-host disease developing sequentially in a patient

Diaz-Cano, Salvador J.; Creamer, D; du Vivier, A; Watson, K; Natkunarajah, J; Mufti, G

doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.97444.v1

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Drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms and graft-versus-host disease developing sequentially in a patient

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posted on 2012-11-14, 10:43 authored by Salvador J. Diaz-CanoSalvador J. Diaz-Cano, D Creamer, A du Vivier, K Watson, J Natkunarajah, G Mufti

We describe a case of drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) and graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) developing sequentially in a patient displaying reactivation of CMV. We discuss the possibility that similar pathogenic mechanisms may be involved in the development of DRESS and GvHD.