Hemodialysis treatment of vancomycin-induced drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms/drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome in a patient undergoing peritoneal dialysis

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Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS), also known as drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome (DIHS), is a severe drug-induced hypersensitivity reaction with 10% mortality. To date, there is insufficient evidence regarding the association between DRESS/DIHS and serum levels of vancomycin (VCM). Here, we report the case of a 46-year-old woman undergoing peritoneal dialysis who developed VCM-induced DRESS/DIHS. She was hospitalized for peritonitis with abdominal pain and treated with VCM. On day 10 of hospitalization, her abdominal symptoms improved; however, fever, skin rash, lymphadenopathy, eosinophilia, atypical lymphocytes, and liver and renal dysfunction developed. Based on the clinical course and laboratory findings, we diagnosed the patient with DRESS/DIHS due to VCM. Since her serum VCM concentration was high at 39.8 μg/mL, hemodialysis (HD) was performed to remove VCM, which caused her symptoms to improve. However, serum levels of VCM rebounded and the same symptoms recurred. Therefore, we re-performed HD; no further relapse occurred. This clinical course showed that increased serum VCM levels were associated with DRESS/DIHS onset and severity, suggesting that it is a blood level-dependent disease and that removal of VCM by HD is a potential therapeutic option.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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CEN case reports - (2024) vom: 10. Feb.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Mitsuno, Ryunosuke [VerfasserIn]
Nakayama, Takashin [VerfasserIn]
Uchiyama, Kiyotaka [VerfasserIn]
Yoshimoto, Norifumi [VerfasserIn]
Kusahana, Ei [VerfasserIn]
Morimoto, Kohkichi [VerfasserIn]
Yoshino, Jun [VerfasserIn]
Yoshida, Tadashi [VerfasserIn]
Kanda, Takeshi [VerfasserIn]
Yamaguchi, Shintaro [VerfasserIn]
Hayashi, Kaori [VerfasserIn]

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Dialysis
Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms
Drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome
Journal Article
Vancomycin

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Date Revised 10.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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10.1007/s13730-023-00847-x

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NLM368265986