Drug-hypersensitivity syndrome: diagnosis and treatment.

Autor: Hamm RL; University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The journal of the American College of Clinical Wound Specialists [J Am Coll Clin Wound Spec] 2012 Jun 23; Vol. 3 (4), pp. 77-81. Date of Electronic Publication: 2012 Jun 23 (Print Publication: 2011).
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcws.2012.06.001
Abstrakt: Drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome is a systemic autoimmune disorder that results in mucocutaneous symptoms ranging in severity from mild pruritus to life-threatening skin and mucosal loss, with different nomenclature depending on the severity of the symptoms. The purpose of this article is to review the recent advances in understanding the pathology of drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome, as well as current recommendations for both medical and wound management.
Databáze: MEDLINE