Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms: is cutaneous phenotype a prognostic marker for outcome? A review of clinicopathological features of 27 cases - PubMed (original) (raw)
. 2013 Feb;168(2):391-401.
doi: 10.1111/bjd.12081.
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Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms: is cutaneous phenotype a prognostic marker for outcome? A review of clinicopathological features of 27 cases
S Walsh et al. Br J Dermatol. 2013 Feb.
Abstract
Background: Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) describes a heterogeneous group of severe adverse reactions to medications. The cutaneous phenotype has a number of guises, accompanied by a variety of systemic features including fever, haematological abnormalities and visceral involvement, most commonly the liver. Clinical markers of prognosis have not been identified.
Objectives: To assess the cutaneous signs and dermatopathological features of DRESS in order to identify potential prognostic markers.
Methods: We reviewed the clinical features, dermatopathology and outcomes of 27 consecutive cases of DRESS presenting to a single unit.
Results: Four distinct patterns of cutaneous involvement were identified: an urticated papular exanthem (13/27 patients), a morbilliform erythema (three of 27), an exfoliative erythroderma (three of 27) and an erythema multiforme-like (EM-like) reaction consisting of atypical targets (eight of 27). All patients mounted a fever, most developed lymphadenopathy (24/27) and peripheral eosinophilia (25/27) and the most common organ involved was the liver (27/27). Review of the dermatopathic features of patients with DRESS demonstrated a superficial spongiotic dermatitis in the majority of cases (16/27). A smaller number of cases showed basal cell vacuolar degeneration and necrotic keratinocytes (nine of 27). The patients with these biopsy findings more commonly had an EM-like cutaneous phenotype, and more severe hepatic involvement. Three patients died, two following failed liver transplants.
Conclusions: Our series is the first in which a detailed dermatological assessment has been made of consecutive patients presenting with DRESS, and the largest U.K. series to date. Our results suggest a possible prognostic role of the cutaneous and dermatopathic findings in DRESS in predicting the severity of visceral involvement in this syndrome. What's already known about this topic? • Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) has a heterogeneous clinical presentation, with a skin eruption of variable morphology. • DRESS carries considerable morbidity and mortality, usually hepatic in origin, although renal, pulmonary and pericardial involvement can be seen. What does this study add? • The cutaneous phenotype in DRESS can be categorized as an urticated papular exanthem, a morbilliform erythema, exfoliative erythroderma or erythema multiforme-like (EM-like). • An EM-like eruption DRESS may be prognostic of more severe hepatic involvement.
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- Atypical erythema multiforme is a prognostic indicator of severe hepatic dysfunction in Dress (Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms).
Ardern-Jones MR. Ardern-Jones MR. Br J Dermatol. 2013 Feb;168(2):234-5. doi: 10.1111/bjd.12191. Br J Dermatol. 2013. PMID: 23362966 No abstract available.
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