Drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome induced by propylthiouracil: case report and literature review

Abstract Background Drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome (DIHS) is a rare, potentially life-threatening systemic drug reaction. Antithyroid drugs (ATDs) causing DIHS have seldom been reported before. Case presentation We present a case of propylthiouracil (PTU)-induced DIHS, which included fever,...

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Main Authors: Fang Wu, Ting Jin, Chengxin Shang, Xihua Lin, Xiaoqin Gong, Zhou Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-08-01
Series:Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13223-022-00707-w