Acute necrotizing eosinophilic myocarditis as a manifestation of DRESS caused by cephalexin during pregnancy

Clin Exp Dermatol. 2021 Mar;46(2):403-406. doi: 10.1111/ced.14450. Epub 2020 Oct 8.

Authors

N Machnikowski¹, A Alani¹, H Douglas², J Houghton³, B Herron³, S Hoey¹, P Johnston²

Affiliations

¹ Departments of, Department of, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, UK.
² Department of, Cardiology, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, UK.
³ Department of, Histopathology, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, UK.

PMID: 33031580
DOI: 10.1111/ced.14450

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Adult
Anti-Bacterial Agents / adverse effects*
Cephalexin / adverse effects*
Drug Hypersensitivity Syndrome / complications*
Drug Hypersensitivity Syndrome / etiology
Eosinophilia / chemically induced*
Eosinophilia / pathology
Female
Humans
Myocarditis / chemically induced*
Myocarditis / pathology
Myocardium / pathology*
Necrosis / chemically induced
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications / chemically induced*

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Cephalexin