Hypersensitivity to antibiotics in drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) from other culprits.
Luis G SantiagoFrancisca Jácome MorgadoMariana S BaptistaMargarida GonçaloPublished in: Contact dermatitis (2020)
Exposure to antibiotics during DRESS or its prodromal phase could enhance sensitization to antibiotics, as confirmed by a positive PT. Reproducibility of positive PTs to antibiotics after several years and reactivation after re-exposure support that T-cell-mediated hypersensitivity to antibiotics in the setting of DRESS is a specific reaction.