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Granulocyte-dependent Autoantibody-induced Skin Blistering
Published on: October 12, 2012
[Generalised exanthema with abdominal sepsis]
Julia Inglin1, Aurora Muff2, Dominique Oberlin2,3
1Institut für Notfallmedizin, Universitätsspital Zürich, Zürich.
Introduction:
We present the case of a 53-year-old patient who developed DRESS syndrome with hepatopathy and sepsis-like symptoms, including the need for vasoactive agents, while receiving antibiotic therapy. In this report, we show the diagnostic process from the initially suspected and frequent abdominal sepsis to the rare DRESS syndrome. Only after discontinuation of the antibiotic therapy and initiation of steroids did the condition gradually improve.
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