Drug‐induced hypersensitivity syndrome/drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms or non‐drug‐related erythroderma with a persistent human herpesvirus 6 infection
Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) is a rare and potentially fatal severe cutaneous reaction, which has a delayed onset after the initiation of an inciting medication. After recognition and withdrawal of the causative agent, along with aggressive management, a majority of patients will have complete recovery over several months. We present a rare case of DRESS secondary to oxcarbazepine with an elevated human herpesvirus-6 titer.
139 Immunological and clinical features of patients with persistent human herpesvirus 6 infection after drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome/drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms