Levetiracetam induced drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS)

• Main Authors: Elengoe, Asita, Jamil, Adawiyah, Goh, Siew Wen, Arumugam, Mohan, Ismail, Rasimah, Periyasamy, Petrick
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ministry of Health and Universiti Brunei Darussalem 2019
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RC633 Specialties of Internal Medicines- Diseases of The Blood and Blood-forming Organs. Hematologic Diseases; RC82 Medical Emergencies, Critical Care, Intensive Care, First Aid; RL Dermatology
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/86119/4/BIMJ2019%3B15-140-144.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/86119/; http://www.bimjonline.com/Abstract/BIMJ%202019%20Volume%2015/ELENGOEBIMJ2019-15-140-144.htm

Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptom (DRESS) is a severe adverse drug reaction characterized by rash, fever, lymphadenopathy and internal organ involvement. Levetiracetam, a non-aromatic anti-epileptic drug is generally considered to be safe. Levetiracetam induced DRESS is rare. We r...