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Dress

Dress History Merritt et al. 1938; Bocquet et al. 1996; Definition DRESS is the acronym for "Drug reaction (rash) with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms". Clinically, it is a rare, potentially life-threatening, febrile drug reaction (hypersensitivity syndrome) with exanthema and variable blood e...

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