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Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics ›› 2014, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (8): 885-889.

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Retrospective analysis of 119 cases with severe drug eruption

WANG Lin1, 2, QIU Xiao-yan2   

  1. 1 Department of Pharmacy,Huashan Hospital of Fudan University,Shanghai 200040, China;
    2 Department of Pharmacy Yijishan Hospital,Wannan Medical College,Wuhu 241001, Anhui, China
  • Received:2013-05-09 Revised:2014-05-09 Online:2014-08-26 Published:2014-08-26

Abstract: AIM: To investigate the common sensitize medicines and prevention of severe drug eruption and appreciate causal link between the drug and the reaction. METHODS: A retrospective study over a period of 7 years (January 2006 to December 2012) was carried out in the hospital to record severe cutaneous ADRs of 119 hospitalized patients.RESULTS: Antibacterials were the most common causative drugs(43,30.1%).Carbamazepine(32,26.9%) and allopurinol(23,19.3%) were the commonest initiating drugs.SJS accounted for the highest proportion,TEN accounted for the most dangerous.Two cases died of respiratory failure.CONCLUSION: Prone to cause severe drug eruption drug, strengthening pharmaceutical care during clinical use. abnormal timely withdrawal and giving sufficient corticosteroids treatment early to control the incidence of complications.

Key words: severe drug eruption, steven-johnson syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis, drug induced hypersensitivity syndrome, adverse drug reaction

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