A Mysterious DRESS Case: Autoimmune Enteropathy Associated with DRESS Syndrome

Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS) is a rare but potentially life-threatening cutaneous hypersensitivity reaction characterized by extensive mucocutaneous eruption, fever, hematologic abnormalities, and extensive organ involvement. Here, we present a case of a young woman...

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Main Authors: Abimbola Adike, Vaishnavi Boppana, Dora Lam-Himlin, Melissa Stanton, Steven Nelson, Kevin C. Ruff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7861857
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description Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS) is a rare but potentially life-threatening cutaneous hypersensitivity reaction characterized by extensive mucocutaneous eruption, fever, hematologic abnormalities, and extensive organ involvement. Here, we present a case of a young woman with DRESS syndrome following exposure to vancomycin with renal, cutaneous, and gastrointestinal involvement. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case description in the literature of DRESS of the gastrointestinal tract with autoimmune enteropathy.
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spelling doaj-art-8690b039d25b4c01a99d48df82a14e362025-02-03T05:53:44ZengWileyCase Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine2090-65282090-65362017-01-01201710.1155/2017/78618577861857A Mysterious DRESS Case: Autoimmune Enteropathy Associated with DRESS SyndromeAbimbola Adike0Vaishnavi Boppana1Dora Lam-Himlin2Melissa Stanton3Steven Nelson4Kevin C. Ruff5Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, USADivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, USADepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, USADepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, USADepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, USADivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, USADrug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS) is a rare but potentially life-threatening cutaneous hypersensitivity reaction characterized by extensive mucocutaneous eruption, fever, hematologic abnormalities, and extensive organ involvement. Here, we present a case of a young woman with DRESS syndrome following exposure to vancomycin with renal, cutaneous, and gastrointestinal involvement. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case description in the literature of DRESS of the gastrointestinal tract with autoimmune enteropathy.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7861857
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A Mysterious DRESS Case: Autoimmune Enteropathy Associated with DRESS Syndrome
Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
title A Mysterious DRESS Case: Autoimmune Enteropathy Associated with DRESS Syndrome
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title_fullStr A Mysterious DRESS Case: Autoimmune Enteropathy Associated with DRESS Syndrome
title_full_unstemmed A Mysterious DRESS Case: Autoimmune Enteropathy Associated with DRESS Syndrome
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