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Damien Picard

Researcher at French Institute of Health and Medical Research

Publications -  13
Citations -  952

Damien Picard is an academic researcher from French Institute of Health and Medical Research. The author has contributed to research in topics: Eosinophilia & Odds ratio. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 13 publications receiving 830 citations.

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Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS): A Multiorgan Antiviral T Cell Response

TL;DR: The authors propose that DRESS is caused by an EBV (or other similar virus)–driven selection of CD8+ T lymphocytes, which in turn inappropriately attack multiple organs, and think that the culprit drugs may trigger activation of the patients’ dormant EBV by an as yet undefined mechanism, possibly directly.
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Poor Benefit/Risk Balance of Intravenous Immunoglobulins in DRESS

TL;DR: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of IVIGs in patients with DRESS and to assess the evolution of immunologic and virologic parameters after treatment.
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Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms: an update on pathogenesis

TL;DR: The present review discusses the latest findings concerning the pathogenesis of drug reactions and known risk factors for DRESS and describes the recent demonstration of Epstein-Barr virus-specific immune responses in DRESS patients.