Case Series of Akurit-4 Associated DRESS
- Author:
Abdul Rahman Che Abdul Rahim
1
;
Nurnadwa Zafirah Sabri
1
;
Rajalingam Ramalingam
1
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords: Akurit-4; Tuberculosis; DRESS
- MeSH: Drug Hypersensitivity Syndrome
- From:Malaysian Journal of Dermatology 2021;47(Dec 2021):86-90
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
- Abstract: Summary:We describe nine cases of anti-tuberculosis DRESS (drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms) syndrome, a potentially serious complication of treatment that led to interruption of treatment, systemic corticosteroid usage and the resumption of treatment with different regimens. All patients had skin rash, six out of nine patients with hepatitis, two out of nine patients had acute kidney injury, five out of nine patients died. All-cause mortality is high in our cohort.
- Full text:15.2021my0023.pdf
