Navigating a Dual Hyperinflammatory State: Overlap of Drug Reaction With Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS) and Secondary Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) in a Child

Aashi Gupta; Bimlesh Prasad; Ajit Dhumale; Kundavaram Rajkumar; Vikrant S Bhar; Shruti Gupta

doi:10.7759/cureus.100848

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Navigating a Dual Hyperinflammatory State: Overlap of Drug Reaction With Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS) and Secondary Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) in a Child

Aashi Gupta Bimlesh Prasad Ajit Dhumale Kundavaram Rajkumar Vikrant S Bhar Shruti Gupta

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Aashi Gupta, Bimlesh Prasad, Ajit Dhumale, et al. (2026). Navigating a Dual Hyperinflammatory State: Overlap of Drug Reaction With Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS) and Secondary Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) in a Child. Cureus. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.100848

Navigating a Dual Hyperinflammatory State: Overlap of Drug Reaction With Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS) and Secondary Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) in a Child

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