Possible drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms syndrome after exposure to epoetin alfa

Retrospective analysis of drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome: A study of 27 patients

“…intensive care department minocycline, 5 nevirapine, 6 dapsone, 7 trimethoprimsulfamethoxazole 8 ), allopurinol, 9 biologics (eg, imatinib, 10 efalizumab 11 ), nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (eg, celecoxib, 4 ibuprofen 12 ), quinine, 13 sulfasalazine, 14 erythropoietin alfa, 15 and bupropion. 16 Because of the variation in disease presentation and lack of a standard definition, 17 different authorities have labeled the syndrome as drug hypersensitivity syndrome, 18 drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome (DIHS), 19 or drug-induced delayed multiorgan hypersensitivity syndrome.…”