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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Klin Padiatr 2023; 235(01): 52-54
DOI: 10.1055/a-1857-5062
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Multiple Drug Hypersensitivity in a Small Child with DRESS Syndrome – A Case Report

Multiple Arzneimittelreaktionen bei einem Kleinkind mit DRESS Syndrom – Ein Fallbericht

Authors

  • Saskia Gruber

    1   Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Division of Pediatric Pulmonology, Allergology and Endocrinology, Comprehensive Center Pediatrics, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

  • Livia Gona-Hoepler

    2   Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Division of Pediatric Pulmonology, Allergology and Endocrinology, Comprehensive Center Pediatrics, Medical University of Vienna, Wien, Austria

  • Christine Bangert

    3   Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

  • Susanne C Diesner

    4   Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Division of Pediatric Pulmonology, Allergology and Endocrinology, Comprehensive Center Pediatrics, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

  • Klara Schmidthaler

    4   Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Division of Pediatric Pulmonology, Allergology and Endocrinology, Comprehensive Center Pediatrics, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

  • Zsolt Szepfalusi

    4   Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Division of Pediatric Pulmonology, Allergology and Endocrinology, Comprehensive Center Pediatrics, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Introduction

Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) belongs to the group of severe cutaneous adverse reactions. Here we report a case of drug hypersensitivity against multiple antibiotics with DRESS in a young child with necrotizing pneumonia.

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Article published online:
04 July 2022

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