DRESS syndrome after short-time exposure to ciprofloxacin

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A 38-year-old woman with an initial diagnosis of urinary tract infection (UTI) was treated for five days with ciprofloxacin. On the third day of treatment, she presented fever, eyelid edema and rash over 50% of the body associated with pruritus. On admission, ceftriaxone was started considering a co...

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Autores: Meneses, Giovanni, Choque-Chachaima, Christian, Rosa-Mori, Yimi Arnaldo, Cariga-Rojas, Katerine Kelly, Chunga-Linares, Christ Mercedes
Formato: artículo
Fecha de Publicación:2022
Institución:Sociedad Peruana de Medicina Interna
Repositorio:Revista de la Sociedad Peruana de Medicina Interna
Lenguaje:español
OAI Identifier:oai:medicinainterna.net.pe:article/713
Enlace del recurso:https://revistamedicinainterna.net/index.php/spmi/article/view/713
Nivel de acceso:acceso abierto
Materia:Efectos de medicamento
Alergia a medicamentos
Eosinofilia
Ciprofloxacino
DRESS
Drug hypersensitivity syndrome
Eosinophilia
Ciprofloxacin
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Sumario:A 38-year-old woman with an initial diagnosis of urinary tract infection (UTI) was treated for five days with ciprofloxacin. On the third day of treatment, she presented fever, eyelid edema and rash over 50% of the body associated with pruritus. On admission, ceftriaxone was started considering a complicated UTI. On the eighth day, eosinophilia was evidenced and DRESS syndrome was diagnosed, being treated with chlorphenamine and ranitidine, achieving progressive remission of the initial symptoms.
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