| Autor: |
Kowtoniuk, Robert, Pinninti, Mamatha, Tyler, William, Doddamani, Sanjay |
| Zdroj: |
BMJ Case Reports; 10/8/2018, Vol. 2018, p1-4, 4p, 1 Color Photograph, 3 Diagrams |
| Abstrakt: |
Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRES) syndrome is an uncommon drug hypersensitivity reaction caused by a wide variety of agents. It has a characteristic latent period between 2 and 8 weeks from the onset of drug ingestion followed by a slow resolution with the potential for relapse. Despite being a potentially fatal disease, little is understood about its variable clinical presentation and why it can present long after removal of the offending drug. Visceral organ involvement typically occurs, but rarely results in clinically manifested cardiac injury. In its most aggressive form, acute necrotizing eosinophilic myocarditis (ANEM) can present with DRES. We present an unusual case of DRES syndrome due to lamotrigine with confirmed ANEM showing both eosinophils and rare giant cell infiltrates on endomyocardial biopsy. Although lamotrigine has been reported to cause DRES, it has not been previously implicated as a cause of ANEM. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: |
Complementary Index |
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