Drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome d
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Naoko Mitani; Michiko Aihara; Yuko Yamakawa; Masako Yamada; Norihiko Itoh; Nobuh
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Article
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2005
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome (DIHS), characterized by serious adverse systemic reactions in addition to skin rash, has unknown pathogenesis. Its association with human herpesvirus (HHV), mainly HHV-6, has been reported recently. A 46-year-old Japanese man is described in whom a generalized