title: Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms syndrome associated with antituberculosis medications.
abstract: Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms is a potentially life-threatening syndrome of medication hypersensitivity associated with a wide variety of triggers. Diagnosis can be challenging, as clinical features suggest other conditions. We describe a 12-year-old boy with typical drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms syndrome after antituberculosis therapy.
authors.affiliation: From the *University of British Columbia; †Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition; ‡Department of Pediatrics; and §Division of Infectious Diseases, British Columbia Children's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
authors.forename: Julianna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Surabhi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rawal
authors.forename: Ashley
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: Orlee R
authors.initials: OR
authors.lastname: Guttman
mesh_terms: D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D063926:Drug Hypersensitivity Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents