title: Ceftriaxone induced drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms.
abstract: Drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome is a drug reaction commonly occurring in association with aromatic anticonvulsants and allopurinol. It is characterized by triad of fever, skin eruption, and systemic involvement. DRESS is rare with beta-lactam antibiotics and even rarer with ceftriaxone. We describe a case of pneumonia who developed ceftriaxone-induced rash, bicytopenia, eosinophilia, transaminitis and was eventually diagnosed and managed successfully as a case of DRESS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, India.
authors.forename: Vivek S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Guleria
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, India.
authors.forename: Mukesh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dhillon
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, India.
authors.forename: Shaman
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gill
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, India.
authors.forename: Nardeep
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Naithani
keywords: Ceftriaxone; Drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptom; Eosinophilia