Addressing D.R.E.S.S. Podcast
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Episode 1: Izzy's Story: "Always Blame the Drug"
01 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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.Wh...
Episode 2: How D.R.E.S.S. Got its Name. A Conversation with Dr. Vincent Descamps
01 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Medication-induced drug disorders have been evident for nearly a century and labeled with a variety of names. French dermatologist Dr. Vincent Descamp...
Episode 3: Hannah Was Here: A Fatal Case of Minocycline-Induced D.R.E.S.S. Syndrome
01 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hannah's mother and long-time DRESS advocate, Nancy Szakacsy tells of her daughter's struggle against a fatal case of DRESS syndrome that wa...
Episode 4: The Link Between Viruses and Severe Adverse Drug Reactions: A Discussion with the Experts
01 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
International severe adverse drug reaction experts, Dr. David Ostrov and Dr. Vincent Descamps, talk to us about the immune response that occurs in DRE...
Episode 5: Risk Factors and the First Signs: An Interview with Dr. Elizabeth Phillips
01 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk with world-renowned DRESS Syndrome expert, Dr. Elizabeth Phillips. She and her colleagues at Vanderbilt University Medical Ce...
Episode 6: "I Felt Like I Was on Fire"
01 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Theresa Stickney shares the story of her long and complicated course of illness with DRESS Syndrome, triggered by the drug Vancomycin. Since recoveri...
Episode 7: "A Lot of Parallels Between Our Lives"
01 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 s...
Episode 8: "Is This DRESS?" An Interview with Dr. Arash Mostaghimi
01 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Life-threatening drug reactions often present with a rash, so dermatologists may be the first line of defense for treatment. Dr. Arash Mostaghimi, a...
Episode 9: Surviving DRESS: "You Really Need A Team"
01 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When Linda Wondrack was diagnosed with rheumatoid disease in 2015, she never imagined that her treatment with Sulfasalazine would end up leaving her e...
Episode 10: "Patients Need to Make A Lot of Noise...Demand an HHV-6 Test"
30 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Viruses from previous infection may stay dormant in our bodies for years - sleeping away the time, never causing any trouble. However, in immunosuppre...
Episode 11: The Unique Nature of This Virus: HHV-6
30 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
German virologist, Dr. Bhupesh Prusty, discusses his research on the human herpes virus, HHV-6, and its important role in many medical conditions incl...