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ArticleACG case reports journal2025

Drug Reaction With Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms and Severe Drug-Induced Liver Injury After Off-Label Zonisamide Use for Weight Loss.

Raha Sadjadi, Elizabeth Cogdell, Mohamed E Mostafa, Florencia Anatelli, Lindsay Ackerman, Karn Wijarnpreecha, Ma Ai Thanda Han

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Article in ACG case reports journal, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. [Research advances on the role of eosinophils in acute liver injury].Zhonghua gan zang bing za zhi = Zhonghua ganzangbing zazhi = Chinese journal of hepatology · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Raha SadjadiDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9049-4156
Elizabeth CogdellDepartment of Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ.
Mohamed E MostafaDepartment of Pathology, Banner University Medical Center-Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ.
Florencia AnatelliDivision of Dermatopathology, Southwest Skin Specialists, US Dermatology Partners, Scottsdale, AZ.
Lindsay AckermanMedical Dermatology Specialists, Phoenix, AZ.
Karn WijarnpreechaDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ.
Ma Ai Thanda HanDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Drug-related eosinophilia with systemic symptoms (DRESS) is a drug-induced hypersensitivity reaction causing rash and systemic symptoms. Associated liver injury ranges from abnormal laboratory results to liver failure. We report a case of zonisamide-induced DRESS with severe liver injury, characterized by vanishing bile duct syndrome. Despite stopping zonisamide and initiating immunosuppressive therapy, the patient's hepatic function remained abnormal. After a prolonged course, the patient died from pneumonia and Hodgkin lymphoma. This case highlights the gravity of DRESS syndrome and drug-induced liver injury along with the risks of immunosuppressive therapies.

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drug-induced liver injurydrug-related eosinophilia and systemic symptomssevere cutaneous adverse reactionsvanishing bile duct syndromezonisamide

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PMID40438529
PMCPMC12106192

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