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A Case of Mexiletine-induced Hypersensitivity Syndrome Presenting as Eosinophilic Pneumonia

An 82-yr-old man was presented with fever and cough accompanied by generalized erythematous rash. He had taken mexiletine for 5 months, as he had been diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy and ventricular arrhythmia. Laboratory studies showed peripheral blood eosinophilia and elevated liver transami...

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Autores principales: Lee, Sang-Pyo, Kim, Sang-Heon, Kim, Tae Hyung, Sohn, Jang Won, Shin, Dong Ho, Park, Sung Soo, Yoon, Ho Joo
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2800002/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20052362
http://dx.doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2010.25.1.148