Medical terminology · Skin & connective tissue
Drug Hypersensitivity Syndrome
MeSH — National Library of Medicine · Retrieved 2026-10-13
Severe drug eruption characterized by high fever, erythematous rash and inflammation of internal organ(s).
Reference details
- MeSH descriptor
- D063926
- Vocabulary edition
- 2026
- Tree positions
- C17.800.174.600.262; C20.543.418.310; C25.100.468.380.262
Scope and definition
Severe drug eruption characterized by high fever, erythematous rash and inflammation of internal organ(s).
Entry terms and synonyms
Drug Hypersensitivity Syndrome
Drug Hypersensitivity Syndromes
Hypersensitivity Syndrome, Drug
Hypersensitivity Syndromes, Drug
Syndrome, Drug Hypersensitivity
Syndromes, Drug Hypersensitivity
Drug Reaction With Eosinophilia And Systemic Symptom
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms Syndrome
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms
DRESS Syndrome
DRESS Syndromes
Classification tree positions
C17.800.174.600.262
C20.543.418.310
C25.100.468.380.262
Sources and reuse
Medical vocabulary definition and classification record.
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