Allopurinol hypersensitivity syndrome

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Allopurinol hypersensitivity syndrome
Classification and external resources
Allopurinol
ICD-10	Y 54.8
ICD-9	E944.7

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

References

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

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Drug reactions (Y40-Y59, E930-E949)

Adverse drug reaction/
drug eruption

antibiotics: Penicillin drug reaction · Sulfonamide hypersensitivity syndrome · Urticarial erythema multiforme · Adverse effects of fluoroquinolones

hormones: Steroid acne · Steroid folliculitis

chemotherapy: Chemotherapy-induced acral erythema · Chemotherapy-induced hyperpigmentation · Scleroderma-like reaction to taxanes · Hydroxyurea dermopathy · Exudative hyponychial dermatitis

blood: Anticoagulant-induced skin necrosis · Warfarin necrosis · Vitamin K reaction · Texier's disease

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

unspecified agent: Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis · Bullous drug reaction · Drug-induced acne · Drug-induced angioedema · Drug-related gingival hyperplasia · Drug-induced lichenoid reaction · Drug-induced lupus erythematosus · Drug-induced nail changes · Drug-induced pigmentation · Drug-induced pseudolymphoma · Drug-induced urticaria · Fixed drug reaction · Stevens–Johnson syndrome · Injection site reaction · Linear IgA bullous dermatosis · Toxic epidermal necrolysis · HIV disease-related drug reaction · Photosensitive drug reaction · Serum sickness-like reaction

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