Open AccessLevetiracetam induced drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptom syndrome
Author(s) -
Waseem Dar,
Najeeb Ullah Sofi,
Muzamil Latief,
Imtiyaz Ahmad Dar,
Basharat Kasana
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology/indian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1998-3611
pISSN - 0019-5154
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5154.177777
Subject(s) - levetiracetam , medicine , eosinophilia , rash , dermatology , drug , drug reaction , adverse drug reaction , hypersensitivity reaction , pharyngitis , epilepsy , pharmacology , psychiatry
Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptom syndrome (DRESS) is a hypersensitivity drug reaction, most frequently associated with antiepileptic drugs, characterized by skin rash, fever, pharyngitis, lymphadenopathy, and visceral organ involvement, typically presenting within 8 weeks of initiation of therapy. Management involves prompt withdrawal of the offending drug and use of systemic corticosteroids. We here present a rare case of DRESS secondary to levetiracetam. Only few case reports of DRESS secondary to levetiracetam have been published so far