Allopurinol hypersensitivity syndrome

Allopurinol hypersensitivity syndrome
Allopurinol
Classification and external resources
ICD-10	Y54.8
ICD-9-CM	E944.7

Allopurinol hypersensitivity syndrome typically occurs in persons with preexisting kidney failure.^[1]^:119 Weeks to months after allopurinol is begun, the patient develops a morbilliform eruption.^[1]^:119

References

1 2 James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. (10th ed.). Saunders. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.

Drug reactions (Y40-Y59, E930-E949)

Adverse drug reaction/
drug eruption

hormones: Steroid acne
Steroid folliculitis

anticonvulsant: Anticonvulsant hypersensitivity syndrome

water-balance/acid-base: Allopurinol hypersensitivity syndrome

pulmonary: Leukotriene receptor antagonist-associated Churg–Strauss syndrome

vaccine: Eczema vaccinatum

other specified agents: Adverse reaction to biologic agents
Adverse reaction to cytokines
Bromoderma
Halogenoderma
Iododerma
Red man syndrome
Methotrexate-induced papular eruption

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Allopurinol hypersensitivity syndrome

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