RegiSCAR DRESS (Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms) Validation Scoring System and Japanese Consensus Group Criteria for Atypical Drug-Induced Hypersensitivity Syndrome (DiHS): A Comparative Analysis.

Context: Drug reaction with eosinphilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) and drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome (DiHS) represent the same spectrum of a drug reaction.

Aims: To compare the clinical profile of patients diagnosed as definite/probable DRESS by the Registry of Severe Cutaneous Adverse Reaction (RegiSCAR) scoring system and as atypical DiHS by Japanese consensus group criteria.

Settings And Design: We did a retrospective study in a tertiary referral center.

High-resolution ultrasound in the assessment of peripheral nerves in leprosy: A comparative cross-sectional study.

Background: Detection of peripheral nerve thickening and nerve function impairment is crucial in the diagnosis and the management of leprosy.

Aims And Objectives: (1) To document the cross-sectional area, echotexture and blood flow of peripheral nerves in healthy controls and leprosy cases using high-resolution ultrasound, (2) to compare the sensitivities of clinical examination and high-resolution ultrasound in detecting peripheral nerve thickening in leprosy.

Methods: Peripheral nerves of 30 leprosy patients and 30 age- and sex-matched controls were evaluated clinically and by high-resolution ultrasound.