Patch testing in drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS): a literature review

AC de Groot - Contact Dermatitis, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The literature on positive patch test results in drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic
symptoms (DRESS) is reviewed. One hundred and five drugs were identified that have …

Pharmacogenetics of cutaneous adverse drug reactions

M Aihara - The Journal of dermatology, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Drug‐induced hypersensitivity reactions are of major medical concern because they are
associated with high morbidity and high mortality. In addition, individual patients' reactions …

Cross-sensitivity of skin rashes with antiepileptic drug use

LJ Hirsch, H Arif, EA Nahm, R Buchsbaum… - Neurology, 2008 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: To determine rates of cross-sensitivity of rash among commonly used antiepileptic
drugs (AEDs) in patients with epilepsy. Methods: The incidence of AED-related rash was …

Patch testing in non-immediate drug eruptions

A Romano, M Viola, F Gaeta, G Rumi… - Allergy, Asthma & Clinical …, 2008 - Springer
The present review addresses the literature regarding the sensitivity and specificity of the
various diagnostic methods for evaluating non-immediate (ie, occurring more than 1 hour …

Recent advances in the understanding of severe cutaneous adverse reactions

NR Adler, AK Aung, EN Ergen… - British Journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Severe cutaneous adverse reactions (SCARs) encompass a heterogeneous group of
delayed hypersensitivity reactions, which are most frequently caused by drugs. Our …

Skin tests in the diagnosis of drug hypersensitivity reactions

K Brockow, A Romano - Current pharmaceutical design, 2008 - ingentaconnect.com
Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are an area of concern for pharmaceutical drug
development. Among these, drug hypersensitivity reactions are neither dose-dependent nor …

Patch testing for the diagnosis of anticonvulsant hypersensitivity syndrome: a systematic review

AA Elzagallaai, SR Knowles, MJ Rieder, JR Bend… - Drug safety, 2009 - Springer
Anticonvulsant hypersensitivity syndrome (AHS), also known by the other names drug rash
(reaction) with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) and drug-induced …

Hypersensitivity reactions to antiepileptic drugs in children: epidemiologic, pathogenetic, clinical, and diagnostic aspects

S Kuyucu, JC Caubet - The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In …, 2018 - Elsevier
Epilepsy affects approximately 10 million children globally. Antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) are
among the most frequent causes of drug hypersensitivity reactions (DHRs), especially …

Cross-reactivity pattern of rash from current aromatic antiepileptic drugs

S Alvestad, S Lydersen, E Brodtkorb - Epilepsy research, 2008 - Elsevier
We have investigated cross-reactivity of rash among the current aromatic antiepileptic drugs,
particularly between the new and the traditional compounds. A retrospective survey of …

Pharmacogenetics of antiepileptic drug-induced hypersensitivity

KM Bloch, GJ Sills, M Pirmohamed… - Pharmacogenomics, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Antiepileptic drugs can induce potentially life-threatening hypersensitivity reactions such as
Stevens–Johnson syndrome at a frequency of one in 10,000 to one in 1000 treated patients …