A case of drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms induced by ethambutol with early features resembling Stevens-Johnson syndrome

Acta Derm Venereol. 2013 Nov;93(6):753-4. doi: 10.2340/00015555-1600.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Antitubercular Agents / adverse effects*
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Drug Hypersensitivity Syndrome / diagnosis*
  • Drug Hypersensitivity Syndrome / etiology*
  • Drug Hypersensitivity Syndrome / therapy
  • Ethambutol / adverse effects*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lymphocyte Activation
  • Methylprednisolone / therapeutic use
  • Patch Tests
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Renal Dialysis
  • Stevens-Johnson Syndrome / diagnosis*
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Antitubercular Agents
  • Ethambutol
  • Methylprednisolone