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  • Title: Oxcarbazepine-induced Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS).
    Author: D'Orazio JL.
    Journal: Clin Toxicol (Phila); 2008 Dec; 46(10):1093-4. PubMed ID: 18821094.
    Abstract:
    This is an image and brief case report of a 13-year-old boy who presented with severe rash and systemic symptoms after starting oxcarbazepine. The patient was diagnosed and treated for Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS), a syndrome of fever, rash, and internal organ involvement secondary to medication administration. The image illustrates the rash seen with this drug reaction. The report is followed by a brief review of anticonvulsant hypersensitivity syndrome and DRESS.
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