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Fatal sulfasalazine-induced DRESS complicated by HHV-6 reactivation and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis

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  1. Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, Sousse University, 4002, Sousse, Tunisia

    Helmi Ammar, Neila Fathallah, Bouraoui Ouni & Chaker Ben Salem

  2. Intensive Care Unit, Farhat Hached University Hospital, 4002, Sousse, Tunisia

    Abdelbaki Azouzi, Mohamed Ahmed Boujelben & Mohamed Boussarsar

  3. Anatomo-Pathology, Farhat Hachad University Hospital, 4002, Sousse, Tunisia

    Badreddine Sriha

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Ammar, H., Azouzi, A., Fathallah, N. et al. Fatal sulfasalazine-induced DRESS complicated by HHV-6 reactivation and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 76, 467–468 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00228-019-02809-8

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