Chloroquine hypersensitivity syndrome.
Chloroquine is widely used for antimalarial prophylaxis. We report the first case of delayed hypersensitivity syndrome associated with fever, digestive symptoms, bullous eruption, and eosinophilia due to chloroquine as proven by drug history and a positive patch-test for chloroquine.
Kanny
Gise'le
G
Department of Internal Medicine, Clinical Immunology and Allergy, University Hospital, Ho^pital Central, 29 avenue de Lattre de Tassigny, 54035 Cedex, Nancy, France
Renaudin
Jean Marie
JM
Lecompte
Thanh
T
Moneret-Vautrin
D Anne
DA