Allopurinol Hypersensitivity Syndrome Associated with Systemic Cytomegalovirus Infection and Systemic Bacteremia

A 43-year-old man developed fever, skin rash, eosinophillia, and severe renal and liver dysfunction following treatment with allopurinol. The patient died after 3 months of hospitalization. Autopsy revealed systemic cytomegalovirus infection and bacteremia. (Internal Medicine 40: 331-335, 2001)

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Veröffentlicht in:	Internal Medicine 2001, Vol.40(4), pp.331-335
Hauptverfasser:	ARAKAWA, Masahiro, KAKUTO, Yuici, ICHIKAWA, Kazunobu, CHIBA, June, TABATA, Nobuko, SASAKI, Yasuhiko
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult AHS Allergic diseases Allopurinol - adverse effects Anti-Bacterial Agents Antiviral Agents - therapeutic use Bacteremia - complications Bacteremia - diagnosis Bacteremia - drug therapy Biological and medical sciences CMV Cytomegalovirus Infections - complications Cytomegalovirus Infections - diagnosis Cytomegalovirus Infections - drug therapy Drug Hypersensitivity - complications Drug Therapy, Combination - therapeutic use Ganciclovir - therapeutic use General aspects Gout Suppressants - adverse effects HHV-6 Humans Immunopathology Kidney Failure, Chronic - complications Male Medical sciences Skin - blood supply Skin - pathology Skin Ulcer - pathology Skin Ulcer - virology
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Zusammenfassung:	A 43-year-old man developed fever, skin rash, eosinophillia, and severe renal and liver dysfunction following treatment with allopurinol. The patient died after 3 months of hospitalization. Autopsy revealed systemic cytomegalovirus infection and bacteremia. (Internal Medicine 40: 331-335, 2001)
ISSN:	0918-2918 1349-7235
DOI:	10.2169/internalmedicine.40.331