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http://dx.doi.org/10.3345/kjp.2008.51.11.1228

A case of vancomycin-induced drug hypersensitivity syndrome  

Min, Kyung Sun (Department of Pediatrics, Chonnam National University Medical School)
Choi, Woo Yeon (Department of Pediatrics, Chonnam National University Medical School)
Song, Eun Song (Department of Pediatrics, Chonnam National University Medical School)
Han, Dong Kyun (Department of Pediatrics, Chonnam National University Medical School)
Cho, Young Kuk (Department of Pediatrics, Chonnam National University Medical School)
Ma, Jae Sook (Department of Pediatrics, Chonnam National University Medical School)
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Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics / v.51, no.11, 2008 , pp. 1228-1231 More about this Journal
Abstract
Drug hypersensitivity syndrome (DHS) has rarely been reported in association with vancomycin treatment. Here, we describe an 11-year-old girl who developed fever and a maculopapular rash on day 18 of intravenous vancomycin for treatment of infective endocarditis. The patient presented with fever, a maculopapular skin rash, hepatitis, and acute renal failure caused by vancomycin-induced DHS. The symptoms resolved in less than 24 h after withdrawal of vancomycin and treatment with corticosteroids. We present this case of DHS associated with vancomycin.
Keywords
Drug hypersensitivity syndrome; Vancomycin;
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