Teaching Points
- Potentially life-threatening, drug-induced hypersensitivity reaction
- Presents with fever, malaise, skin eruption, hematologic abnormalities (eosinophilia, atypical lymphocytosis), lymphadenopathy, and internal organ involvement (liver, kidney, lung)
- Management is withdrawal of offending drug, topical or oral/IV glucocorticoids (if severe disease)
PowerPoint: Daily Report 8-8-2016
Further Reading
The Generalized Rash Part I. Differential Diagnosis
The Generalized Rash Part II. Diagnostic Approach