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red man syndrome,
See red neck syndrome. Red Man Syndrome Haematology A term referring to the skin changes of Sézary syndrome, which is characterised by generalised erythroderma, and may be accompanied by typical plaques or tumour nodules
Infectious disease A centripetal maculopapular erythema of abrupt onset accompanied by hypotension that may occur after rapid IV infusion of vancomycin for gram-negative septicemia in neutropenic patients, resulting in histamine release, flushing or cardiac arrest; the rash may involve the head and neck—‘red neck’ syndrome—or large areas of the body, and affect women—‘red person’ syndrome—and resolves spontaneously in minutes to hours Toxicology The term ‘Red man syndrome’ has also been applied to rifampin overdose. Because rifampin causes an orange discolouration, Orange person syndrome may be preferable red man syndrome Hematology L'homme rouge A term referring to the skin changes of Sézary syndrome, characterized by generalized erythroderma, and may be accompanied by typical plaques or tumor nodules Infectious disease A
centripetal maculopapular erythema of abrupt onset accompanied by hypotension that may occur after rapid IV infusion of vancomycin for gram-negative septicemia in neutropenic Pts, resulting in histamine release, flushing or cardiac arrest; the rash
may involve the head and neck–'red neck' syndrome or large areas of the body, and affect ♀–'red person' syndrome and resolves spontaneously in mins to hrs. Cf Red skin. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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