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. 1987 Jan;63(735):55–56. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.63.735.55

Hypersensitivity reactions to drugs in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

Z Ackerman 1, M Levy 1
PMCID: PMC2428210  PMID: 2890152

Abstract

We describe a patient with AIDS in whom recurrent drug eruption and fever following administration of various unrelated agents developed. Previous drug exposure was uneventful. A possible mechanism for this phenomenon is described.

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