Serum TARC levels are strongly correlated with blood eosinophil count in patients with drug eruptions

Serum TARC levels are strongly correlated with blood eosinophil count in patients with drug eruptions

Background: This study aims to evaluate the relationship between serum thymus and activation-regulated chemokine (TARC) levels with various clinicopathological conditions in patients with drug eruptions. The value of TARC in diagnosing drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome (DIHS) was also examined....

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Main Authors: Takayoshi Komatsu-Fujii, Sakae Kaneko, Yuko Chinuki, Yohji Suyama, Masataka Ohta, Hiroyuki Niihara, Eishin Morita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:Allergology International
Subjects:
Drug eruptions
Drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome (DIHS)
Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS)
Th2-type immune reaction
Thymus and activation-regulated chemokine (TARC)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1323893016300867

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