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DRUG REACTION EOSINOPHILIA SYSTEMIC SYMPTOMS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-06-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms
1, record 1, English, drug%20reaction%20with%20eosinophilia%20and%20systemic%20symptoms
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- DRESS 2, record 1, English, DRESS
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Record 1, Synonyms, English
- drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms syndrome 3, record 1, English, drug%20reaction%20with%20eosinophilia%20and%20systemic%20symptoms%20syndrome
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- DRESS syndrome 4, record 1, English, DRESS%20syndrome
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- drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome 4, record 1, English, drug%2Dinduced%20hypersensitivity%20syndrome
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- DIHS 5, record 1, English, DIHS
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- DIHS 5, record 1, English, DIHS
- drug hypersensitivity syndrome 6, record 1, English, drug%20hypersensitivity%20syndrome
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- DHS 6, record 1, English, DHS
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- DHS 6, record 1, English, DHS
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a severe medication‐induced adverse reaction, which has cutaneous, haematological and solid‐organ features. 7, record 1, English, - drug%20reaction%20with%20eosinophilia%20and%20systemic%20symptoms
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It is one of the triad of life‐threatening drug hypersensitivity dermatoses, along with acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis (AGEP) and Stevens–Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis (SJS/TEN). 7, record 1, English, - drug%20reaction%20with%20eosinophilia%20and%20systemic%20symptoms
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- syndrome d'hypersensibilité médicamenteuse avec éosinophilie et symptômes systémiques
1, record 1, French, syndrome%20d%27hypersensibilit%C3%A9%20m%C3%A9dicamenteuse%20avec%20%C3%A9osinophilie%20et%20sympt%C3%B4mes%20syst%C3%A9miques
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- syndrome de réaction médicamenteuse avec éosinophilie et symptômes systémiques 2, record 1, French, syndrome%20de%20r%C3%A9action%20m%C3%A9dicamenteuse%20avec%20%C3%A9osinophilie%20et%20sympt%C3%B4mes%20syst%C3%A9miques
correct, masculine noun
- syndrome de DRESS 3, record 1, French, syndrome%20de%20DRESS
correct, masculine noun
- hypersensibilité médicamenteuse avec éosinophilie et symptômes systémiques 4, record 1, French, hypersensibilit%C3%A9%20m%C3%A9dicamenteuse%20avec%20%C3%A9osinophilie%20et%20sympt%C3%B4mes%20syst%C3%A9miques
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Syndrome allergique grave attribuable à un médicament, très souvent caractérisé par une éruption cutanée importante. 5, record 1, French, - syndrome%20d%27hypersensibilit%C3%A9%20m%C3%A9dicamenteuse%20avec%20%C3%A9osinophilie%20et%20sympt%C3%B4mes%20syst%C3%A9miques
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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