Liver transplantation after DRESS syndrome: A case report and review of the literature

Clin Case Rep. 2020 Sep 15;8(12):3008-3012. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.3334. eCollection 2020 Dec.

Authors

Igor Lepski Calil¹, Francisco Tustumi^{1

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3}, Rafael Soares Nunes Pinheiro², Ryan Yukimatsu Tanigawa², Ruy Jorge Cruz Junior², Jorge Henrique Bento de Sousa¹, Rafael Antônio Arruda Pecora¹, Luiz Augusto Carneiro D'Albuquerque²

Affiliations

¹ Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein Sao Paulo Brazil.
² Universidade de São Paulo Sao Paulo Brazil.
³ Centro Universitário Lusíada Santos Brazil.

Abstract

This study reports a patient with DRESS syndrome, associated with liver failure, treated with orthotopic liver transplantation.

Keywords: case reports; drug hypersensitivity syndrome; liver failure; sulfasalazine.

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Publication types

Case Reports