A new risk stratification tool known as CA4TCH — which relies solely on clinical history — could help predict which patients ...

Drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome (DIHS) is a life threatening “delayed-type drug allergic response characterized by skin eruptions, fever, and multiorgan involvement.” 1 DIHS is ...

Allopurinol Hypersensitivity & HLA-B*5801 Allopurinol is a urate-lowering drug that has been the cornerstone in the treatment of hyperuricaemia and gout for decades.

Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) encompass a wide spectrum of unintended and harmful responses to medications, with hypersensitivity syndromes representing some of the most severe and potentially ...

In general, NSAIDs and aspirin are known to be associated with hypersensitivity drug reactions. These account for about one-third of all adverse drug reactions, affecting about 10-20% of ...

Drug reactions occurred in 8.7% of patients (most commonly to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and antibiotics); inhalant triggers were found in 5.6% (most commonly from pollens and house dust ...

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HYPERSENSITIVITY reactions to the drugs employed in the chemotherapy of tuberculosis are not uncommon, but fortunately the patient rarely suffers permanent harm. It is the purpose of this brief rep ...

In a study into DRESS, also sometimes known as Drug-Induced Hypersensitivity Syndrome (DIHS), French scientists found the condition is actually an immune reaction prompted when a dormant virus is ...

Investigation of Adverse Drug Reaction Reveals HIV Infection in Patient Steve Duffy A 55-year-old African-American presented after an ADR to TMP-SMX ...