The association of abacavir hypersensitivity syndrome with HLA-B*5701 is one of the strongest associations ever described between an immunogenetic marker and 'disease'. HLA Screening ...

An inner-thigh rash may be caused by a variety of factors, including friction, chafing, an allergic reaction, a disease, and a health condition. Its appearance depends on the rash's trigger. The ...

Adult diaper rash can develop when wearing adult diapers, incontinence briefs, or pads. It typically begins as small, inflamed patches of irritated skin and progresses to larger patches of raised ...

2 Clinicians began recognizing a constellation of symptoms, including lymphadenopathy, fever, eosinophilia, and rash, emerging several weeks after initiation of a drug from a few specific classes. 1 ...

Contact dermatitis is a common cause of a rash in one area. This is especially true of a small rash that will not go away. Contact dermatitis usually starts as raised red spots. It can change to ...

Polymorphic light eruption (PMLE), commonly known as a sun rash or sun poisoning, is a type of photodermatosis triggered by an immune system reaction to the sun's ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Not ...

Whether your rash is itchy, bumpy, red or blistering, it's important to know what's causing it — and how serious it is. But with so many types of skin rashes, it can be tough even for ...

Carotid sinus hypersensitivity is a condition brought on by rapid changes in blood pressure, potentially causing dizziness or fainting during everyday activities. The condition can sometimes go ...

DRESS syndrome (drug rash, eosinophilia and systemic symptoms ... Overall, a stimulation index more than 2 is needed to classify the test as positive. During the acute phase of drug hypersensitivity, ...

At age 8 in Dallas, Steve Rash began making movies with his father's 8mm Kodak. His interest in film blossomed in high school when he worked as a press photographer. He studied Music at Texas A&M and ...

What you need to know ### BMJ Learning To obtain accredited continuous professional development points, subscribers to BMJ Learning can complete the full module at The module contains seven ...