Overlap between maculopapular exanthema and DRESS among cutaneous adverse drug reactions in a dermatology ward (2008-2012)

Background Immune-mediated cutaneous adverse drug reactions (CADR) present under different clinical patterns, some different from the main phenotypes of CADR. Our objective is to characterize manifestations and culprit drugs in CADR that required hospitalization, particularly exanthema associated with few systemic symptoms without fulfilling the European DRESS criteria (MP/DR).