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<p>Drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) is a severe drug-induced hypersensitivity reaction, which, due to the asymptomatic beginning and non-specific nature of symptoms, is hard to identify. This report presents the case of a 7-year-old boy, who was referred to the Department of Paediatric Surgery with fever up to 38°C, vomiting and diarrhoea, accompanied by erythematous, maculopapular rash. Based on laboratory and radiology tests and specific diagnostic criteria, DRESS syndrome was diagnosed. The presented case report emphasises the need to carry out differential diagnosis, including the potentially life-threatening DRESS syndrome, with common symptoms in children such as fever and rash.</p></abstract>

Drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) is a severe drug-induced hypersensitivity reaction, which, due to the asymptomatic beginning and non-specific nature of symptoms, is hard to identify. This report presents the case of a 7-year-old boy, who was referred to the Department of Paediatric Surgery with fever up to 38°C, vomiting and diarrhoea, accompanied by erythematous, maculopapular rash. Based on laboratory and radiology tests and specific diagnostic criteria, DRESS syndrome was diagnosed. The presented case report emphasises the need to carry out differential diagnosis, including the potentially life-threatening DRESS syndrome, with common symptoms in children such as fever and rash.

Dress syndrome in 7-year-old male child – case report

Journal of Mother and Child

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Drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) is a severe drug-induced hypersensitivity reaction, which, due to the asymptomatic beginning and...

Dress syndrome in 7-year-old male child – case report

Article Category: Case report

Publié en ligne: 12 janv. 2021

Pages: 45 - 48

DOI: https://doi.org/10.34763/jmotherandchild.20202403.2019.d-20-00006

Mots clés
child, DRESS, drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms, drug-induced hypersensitivity, paediatric

© 2020 Monika Prylińska et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Dress syndrome in 7-year-old male child – case report

Article Category: Case report

Publié en ligne: 12 janv. 2021

Pages: 45 - 48

DOI: https://doi.org/10.34763/jmotherandchild.20202403.2019.d-20-00006

Mots cléschild, DRESS, drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms, drug-induced hypersensitivity, paediatric

© 2020 Monika Prylińska et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Mots clés
child, DRESS, drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms, drug-induced hypersensitivity, paediatric