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DRESS syndrome diagnostic criteria

Introduction

Overview

Overview

There is no gold standard for the diagnosis of DRESS syndrome. Two diagnostic criteria have been proposed: The RegiSCAR criteria and the Japanese Consensus Group criteria.

Diagnostic Criteria

Diagnostic Criteria

  • There is no gold standard for the diagnosis of DRESS syndrome.
  • Two diagnostic criteria have been proposed:
  • The RegiSCAR criteria[1]
  • The Japanese Consensus Group criteria[2]

The following table illustrates the diagnostic criteria for the diagnosis of DRESS syndrome based on the RegiSCAR criteria and the Japanese consensus group criteria:

RegiSCAR inclusion criteria for DRESS syndrome
At least three of the four starred criteria are required for diagnosis		 Japanese Consensus Group diagnostic criteria for DRESS/DIHS syndrome
A total of Seven criteria needed for the diagnosis of typical DRESS/DIHS syndrome / the first five criteria are required for the diagnosis of atypical DRESS/DIHS syndrome
Acute Rash* Maculopapular rash > 3 weeks following administration of drug
Fever > 38 °C* Prolonged clinical symptoms 2 weeks following the discontinuation of the suspected drug
Lymphadenopathy in at least two sites* Fever > 38 °C
Involvement of at least one internal organ* Liver function test abnormalities (ALT > 100 U/L) or other organ involvement
Hospitalization Leukocyte abnormalities
Reaction suspected to be drug-related Leukocytosis ( > 11 x 109/L)
Blood count abnormalities (lymphopenia or lymphocytosis, eosinophilia, thrombocytopenia) Atypical lymphocytosis (>5%)
Lymphadenopathy
Human herpesvirus 6 reactivation
References

References

  1. ↑ Kardaun SH, Sidoroff A, Valeyrie-Allanore L, et al. (2007). “Variability in the clinical pattern of cutaneous side-effects of drugs with systemic symptoms: does a DRESS syndrome really exist?”. Response Br J Dermatol. 156 (3): 609–610. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2133.2006.07704.x. PMID 17300272.
  2. ↑ Shiohara T, Iijima M, Ikezawa Z, Hashimoto K. (2007). “The diagnosis of DRESS syndrome has been sufficiently established on the basis of typical clinical features and viral reactivations”. Response Br J Dermatol. 156 (5): 1045–92. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2133.2007.07807.x. PMID 17381452.

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