Drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome/drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms or non-drug-related erythroderma with a persistent human herpesvirus 6 infection

J Dermatol. 2020 Feb;47(2):e44-e46. doi: 10.1111/1346-8138.15145. Epub 2019 Nov 6.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Oral
  • Aged
  • Cytomegalovirus / immunology*
  • Cytomegalovirus / isolation & purification
  • Dermatitis, Exfoliative / diagnosis*
  • Dermatitis, Exfoliative / drug therapy
  • Dermatitis, Exfoliative / immunology
  • Dermatitis, Exfoliative / virology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Drug Hypersensitivity Syndrome / diagnosis*
  • Drug Hypersensitivity Syndrome / drug therapy
  • Drug Hypersensitivity Syndrome / immunology
  • Drug Hypersensitivity Syndrome / virology
  • Female
  • Herpesvirus 6, Human / immunology*
  • Herpesvirus 6, Human / isolation & purification
  • Humans
  • Lymphocyte Activation / drug effects
  • Lymphocyte Activation / immunology
  • Prednisolone / administration & dosage
  • Viral Load
  • Virus Activation / immunology

Substances

  • Prednisolone