Case Report

DRESS Syndrome due to Nevirapine Treated with Methylprednisolone

Table 1

Evolution of laboratory test results during hospitalization.

Hematologic and blood chemical laboratory test results*
ā€‰Hospital admission10-day
Hospital admission
20-day
Hospital admission
20 days
after discharge
40 days
after discharge

T Bil (mg/dL)3,7226,4410,592,040,55
C Bil (mg/dL)3,4524,7210,271,760,30
Urea (mg/dL)5964582619
Creatinine (mg/dL)2,611,451,080,830,76
AST (U/L)2862472639323
ALT (U/L)292919452369122
GGT (U/L)116022833020179
Albumin (g/dL)3,32,42,01,83,72
AP (U/L)33815914624988
US-CRP (mg/L)79,837,3711,36,10
INR1,442,051,131,11,1
Hemoglobin (g/dL)11,911,611,18,910,6
Leukocyte (/uL)617014900545085405750
Atypical lymphocytes (/uL)0115000
Eosinophils (/uL)46358170167

AST: aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; AP: alkaline phosphatase; GGT: -glutamyl transpeptidase; US-CRP: high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; INR: international normalized ratio; T Bil: total bilirubin; C Bil: conjugated bilirubin.