Latest Dihs Podcast Episodes

Episode 1: Izzy's Story: "Always Blame the Drug"

Addressing D.R.E.S.S. Podcast - December 01, 2020 08:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
For 16-year-old Izzy McKinney, a course of treatment with the antibiotic Bactrim first led to fevers and a bad rash. But that was just the beginning. What no one realized was that Izzy was suffering from a severe case of D.R.E.S.S: Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms. This i...

Episode 2: How D.R.E.S.S. Got its Name. A Conversation with Dr. Vincent Descamps

Addressing D.R.E.S.S. Podcast - December 01, 2020 07:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
Medication-induced drug disorders have been evident for nearly a century and labeled with a variety of names. French dermatologist Dr. Vincent Descamps, who has been at the forefront of DRESS syndrome since the mid-1990s, joins us to review this historically misunderstood and under-reported illn...

Episode 3: Hannah Was Here: A Fatal Case of Minocycline-Induced D.R.E.S.S. Syndrome

Addressing D.R.E.S.S. Podcast - December 01, 2020 06:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
Hannah's mother and long-time DRESS advocate, Nancy Szakacsy tells of her daughter's struggle against a fatal case of DRESS syndrome that was triggered by the antibiotic Minocycline. The devastation of losing Hannah, and the obvious lack of information and resources for families like hers insp...

Episode 4: The Link Between Viruses and Severe Adverse Drug Reactions: A Discussion with the Experts

Addressing D.R.E.S.S. Podcast - December 01, 2020 05:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
International severe adverse drug reaction experts, Dr. David Ostrov and Dr. Vincent Descamps, talk to us about the immune response that occurs in DRESS syndrome as well as how antiviral and steroid therapies are often indicated in fighting this condition. We also hear from Kent Van Donge abou...

Episode 5: Risk Factors and the First Signs: An Interview with Dr. Elizabeth Phillips

Addressing D.R.E.S.S. Podcast - December 01, 2020 04:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
In this episode, we talk with world-renowned DRESS Syndrome expert, Dr. Elizabeth Phillips. She and her colleagues at Vanderbilt University Medical Center are working to better understand the genetic factors that increase a patient's risk for developing  life-threatening, immune-mediated drug re...

Episode 6: "I Felt Like I Was on Fire"

Addressing D.R.E.S.S. Podcast - December 01, 2020 03:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
Theresa Stickney shares the story of her long and complicated course of illness with DRESS Syndrome, triggered by the drug Vancomycin.  Since recovering, she has been inspired to share what she knows, both as a nurse and a patient - helping other patients, caregivers, doctors and researchers be...

Episode 7: "A Lot of Parallels Between Our Lives"

Addressing D.R.E.S.S. Podcast - December 01, 2020 02:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
From opposite ends of the U.S., two mothers share a common bond. They both know what it’s like to sit at a child’s hospital bedside, desperately searching the world over for the medical information that could save their daughter’s life. When the resources they needed weren’t available, they too...

Episode 8: "Is This DRESS?" An Interview with Dr. Arash Mostaghimi

Addressing D.R.E.S.S. Podcast - December 01, 2020 01:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
Life-threatening drug reactions often present with a rash, so dermatologists may be the first line of defense for treatment.  Dr. Arash Mostaghimi, a dermatologist at Harvard Medical School’s Brigham & Women’s Hospital, draws on his experience with DRESS patients in teaching medical students abo...

Episode 9: Surviving DRESS: "You Really Need A Team"

Addressing D.R.E.S.S. Podcast - December 01, 2020 00:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
When Linda Wondrack was diagnosed with rheumatoid disease in 2015, she never imagined that her treatment with Sulfasalazine would end up leaving her even more severely ill. In the wake of a complicated recovery from DRESS, she shares the physical and psychological toll this delayed drug reaction...

Episode 10: "Patients Need to Make A Lot of Noise...Demand an HHV-6 Test"

Addressing D.R.E.S.S. Podcast - November 30, 2020 23:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
Viruses from previous infection may stay dormant in our bodies for years - sleeping away the time, never causing any trouble. However, in immunosuppressed conditions like DRESS, the virus may awaken and wreak havoc. Viral reactivation of  human herpesviruses, in particular HHV-6, are a known phe...

Episode 11: The Unique Nature of This Virus: HHV-6

Addressing D.R.E.S.S. Podcast - November 30, 2020 22:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
German virologist, Dr. Bhupesh Prusty, discusses his research on the human herpes virus, HHV-6, and its important role in many medical conditions including DRESS syndrome. We then hear from Japanese dermatologist and DRESS expert, Dr. Hideo Asada, about the long-term complications associated w...