red man syndrome

red man syndrome,

See red neck syndrome.

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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.