Killing with kindness? Drug reaction eosinophilia with systemic symptoms (DRESS) masquerading as acute severe sepsis.

摘要

A 37-year-old white UK-born male was admitted acutely unwell in late 2008 with a 2 h history of upper abdominal pain, vomit ing, headache, pain between the shoulder blades and feeling feverish. Two hours prior to the onset of symptoms, the patient had taken the first dose 'of amoxicillin prescribed that day by his dental surgeon on the basis of an empirical diagnosis of possible periapical infection.