The 5-week-old girl just admitted to your pediatric service is here for evaluation of lethargy, jaundice, and poor weight gain after hardly a month at home. Admission came at the request of the gastroenterologist to whom she had been referred by her primary care pediatrician because of rising direct hyperbilirubinemia.
FDA warns of serious potential reaction to levetiracetam and clobazam
November 30th 2023The reaction, called Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS), can start as a rash but can progress quickly, potentially resulting in injury to internal organs, hospitalization, and death.