Title

Diagnostic Challenges in an Adolescent Hospitalized With Fever and Rash.

Authors

Tolczyk, Aleksandra; Tapp, Lauren G.; McBride, Allison S.

Abstract

The article presents a case study of a 15-year-old male diagnosed with DRESS syndrome triggered by minocycline, highlighting its diagnostic complexities. It explores relapsing multisystem complications affecting the liver, kidneys, and cardiovascular system and discusses treatment strategies, including corticosteroids, immunosuppressants, and supportive therapies like hemodialysis.

Subjects

TROPONIN; PROTEINURIA; INTERSTITIAL cystitis; ADRENOCORTICAL hormones; DIFFERENTIAL diagnosis; CREATININE; HEPATOTOXICOLOGY; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; EXANTHEMA; RNA virus infections; DRUG therapy; INTERSTITIAL nephritis; MYCOPHENOLIC acid; MULTIPLE organ failure; DRESS syndrome; FEVER; BLOOD sedimentation; PEPTIDE hormones; CHEST X rays; AMOXICILLIN; SEVERITY of illness index; VANCOMYCIN; TOXIC shock syndrome; BIOTELEMETRY; WATER-electrolyte imbalances; MINOCYCLINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; TREATMENT delay (Medicine); HOSPITAL care of teenagers; C-reactive protein; CEFTRIAXONE; BIOMARKERS; DISEASE progression; THERAPEUTICS

Publication

Clinical Pediatrics, 2024, Vol 63, Issue 10, p1459

ISSN

0009-9228

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.1177/00099228231220756