Does sensitization by SARS-CoV-2 immune complexes trigger DRESS syndrome?

The diagnosis of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been a great challenge since the infection affects not only the respiratory system, but also different organs, given the intense inflammatory and autoimmune reaction triggered by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Herein...

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Autores principales: Cruz, Virgínia Barbeitos, Júnior, Luiz Fernando Fróes Fleury, Kobal, Christiane Reis, da Silva, Nilzio Antonio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2022
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8882399/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35276095
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bjid.2022.102337
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Sumario:The diagnosis of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been a great challenge since the infection affects not only the respiratory system, but also different organs, given the intense inflammatory and autoimmune reaction triggered by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Herein we present a case of a 36-year-old male patient, with some comorbidities and previous use of carbamazepine, who developed a severe condition triggered by COVID-19, including extensive exfoliative erythroderma and severe impairment of liver function, which lasted approximately 80 days.

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