DRESS Syndrome Following Vancomycin Use in Cardiac Surgery: A Case Report

Authors

BENANI MOHAMED, AZELMAT SANAE, HMADATE ILYASS, HOUMED HOUSSEIN, ABDELLATIF CHLOUCHI, CHAKIB CHOUIKH, HATIM EL GHADBANE ABDEDAIM, DRISSI MOHAMMED,

Journal Information

Journal: Medpeer Publisher

ISSN: 3066-2737

Volume: 1

Issue: 10

Date of Publication: 2024/10/20

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14052903

Abstract

The DRESS syndrome is a severe drug reaction characterized by a generalized skin rash, hyper eosinophilia, and visceral involvement. The incriminated medications include primarily antiepileptics, sulfonamides, allopurinol, and less frequently vancomycin.
We present here the case of a 45-year-old patient who developed a DRESS syndrome after taking vancomycin. This observation highlights the clinical presentation, diagnostic challenges, and associated pathogenesis and treatment of this syndrome.

Keywords

DRESS Syndrome, Vancomycin, Adverse Drug reaction, Cardiac surgery, RegiSCAR criteria, Drug toxicity DRESS Syndrome, Vancomycin, Adverse Drug reaction, Cardiac surgery, RegiSCAR criteria,