Resumen
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Severe skin reactions include Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, toxic
epidermal necrolysis and Drug reaction with Eosinophilia
and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS) syndrome, which are
uncommon in the pediatric population (incidence 1/1000-
10000 children), but they have bad prognosis. Drug-sensitive
Syndrome with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms consists
in rash, hematological abnormalities, lymphadenopathy and
organ involvement.
We report the case of a 12-year-old male patient who developed
this pathology after initiating anticonvulsant therapy with
carbamazepine. We consider that it is important to be aware of
this disease and to include it among the differential diagnoses
in patients with similar conditions because this syndrome is
life-threatening