Antibacterial antibiotic-induced drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome: a literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms syndrome (DRESS) is a delayed infrequent potentially life-threatening idiosyncratic drug reaction. Aromatic anticonvulsants and allopurinol are the most frequent causative agents. However, various reports of antibiotic-induced DRESS are available. In this review, we try to summarize reports of antibacterial antibiotic-induced DRESS focusing on characteristics of DRESS induced by each antibiotic group.

Methods

The data were collected by searching PubMed/MEDLINE and ScienceDirect. The keywords used as search terms were "DRESS syndrome," "drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome (DIHS)," "antibiotics," "antimicrobial," and names of various antimicrobial groups. Finally, 254 relevant cases with a definite or probable

SUBMITTER: Sharifzadeh S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7537982 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature