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Amoxicillin-induced flare in patients with DRESS (Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms): report of seven cases


European Journal of Dermatology. Volume 20, Numéro 1, 68-73, January-February 2010, Investigative report

DOI : 10.1684/ejd.2010.0821

Summary  

Auteur(s) : Laurent Mardivirin, Laurence Valeyrie-Allanore, Estelle Branlant-Redon, Nathalie Beneton, Kaoutar Jidar, Annick Barbaud, Béatrice Crickx, Sylvie Ranger-Rogez, Vincent Descamps , Department of Virology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dupuytren, Limoges, France, Department of Dermatology, Hôpital Bichat-Claude Bernard, 46 rue Henri Huchard, 75018 Paris, France, Department of Dermatology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nancy, Nancy, France, Department of Infectious Diseases, Hôpital Bichat-Claude Bernard, 46 rue Henri Huchard, 75018 Paris, France.

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ARTICLE

Auteur(s) : Laurent Mardivirin1, Laurence Valeyrie-Allanore2, Estelle Branlant-Redon3, Nathalie Beneton2, Kaoutar Jidar4, Annick Barbaud3, Béatrice Crickx2, Sylvie Ranger-Rogez1, Vincent Descamps4

1Department of Virology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dupuytren, Limoges, France
2Department of Dermatology, Hôpital Bichat-Claude Bernard, 46 rue Henri Huchard, 75018 Paris, France
3Department of Dermatology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nancy, Nancy, France
4Department of Infectious Diseases, Hôpital Bichat-Claude Bernard, 46 rue Henri Huchard, 75018 Paris, France

accepté le 9 Septembre 2009

DRESS (Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms) is a severe, life-threatening, drug-induced, multi-organ system reaction [1, 2]. It is characterized by rash, facial edema, fever, lymphadenopathy and leukocytosis with eosinophilia. Its severity is explained by the development of visceral manifestations including hepatitis, encephalitis, pneumonitis, hemophagocytic syndrome and multi-organ failure. DRESS is associated with the reactivation of the human herpesviruses, including Human Herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6), Epstein Barr virus (EBV) and cytomegalovirus (CMV) [3-7]. The reactivation of herpesviruses is recognized to participate in the pathophysiology of this syndrome. Clinical and biological manifestations are considered to illustrate the systemic reaction to human herpesviruses and to be the consequence of an immune response against the reactivation of human herpesviruses [8, 9].

We observed a flare of DRESS associated with amoxicillin intake at the beginning of DRESS in several cases induced by classical drugs. Amoxicillin was given in a clinical setting of pharyngitis with cervical lymphadenopathy and fever, when the diagnosis of DRESS had not yet been established. During the following days a flare of DRESS was observed. In the context of herpesvirus infection, amoxicillin-induced flare in DRESS is reminiscent of an amoxicillin/ampicillin-induced rash associated with infectious mononucleosis [10, 11].

We recently reported that sodium valproate, a DRESS-associated drug, increases the replication of HHV-6 in vitro [12]. We studied the early effects of amoxicillin on HHV6 replication in vitro. An increase of HHV-6 replication was demonstrated. Our hypothesis is that amoxicillin-induced flares may be the consequence of a direct effect of amoxicillin on HHV-6 replication.

Materials and methods

Cases

7 cases of DRESS with amoxicillin-induced flare were retrospectively analysed (table 1). The cases were retrospectively selected by members of the French Group of Cutaneous Drug Adverse Reactions of the French Society of Dermatology. These patients were admitted to the Department of Dermatology of Bichat Hospital (Paris, France), Nancy Hospital (Nancy, France) or Henri Mondor Hospital (Créteil, France). They showed typical DRESS symptoms. The diagnosis of DRESS was established according to the classical criteria: exanthema and facial edema, lymphadenopathy, atypical T cell lymphocytes, eosinophilia, and hepatitis. One case (case 6) has been previously reported [2]. We collected the following data: age, sex, drug intake, clinical symptoms, available biological tests, and virological tests, when available. Because this is a descriptive, non-interventional study, the project did not require approval by an institutional review board.
Table 1 Characteristics of the patients

Patient no.

Age (years)/sex

Drug associated with DRESS: causal drug

Time between first culprit drug intake and first manifestations of DRESS (duration of treatment)

Time between diagnosis of DRESS and amoxicillin intake (duration of amoxicillin intake)

Manifestations before amoxicillin intake

Manifestations after amoxicillin intake (time after the first amoxicillin intake)

HHV6 PCR

1

26/F

Carbamazepine

14 days (14 days)

D0 (1 day)

Pharyngitis with facial edema (D0)

Fever, rash, facial edema mononucleosis, eosinophilia (1 day)

ND

Re-challenge with carbamazepine at D6

Rash (D1)

Fever, flare of the rash, facial edema, eosinophilia hepatitis (1 day after re-challenge with carbamazepine)

2

43/H

Carbamazepine

17 days (39 days)

D2-D9 (8 days)

Pharyngitis, malaise, flu-like syndrome (D0)

Fever, rash, eosinophilia, hepatitis (14 days)

ND

3

68/M

Lisinopril

ND

D5-D10 (6 days)

Pharyngitis

Fever, flare of the rash, facial edema, eosinophilia hepatitis

ND

4

17/H

Carbamazepine

20 days (20 days)

D8 (1 day)

Rash (D0) Pharyngitis (D8)

Cutaneous flare, high fever, hepatitis, eosinophilia, lymphadenopathy (1 day)

ND

5

76/F

Strontium ranelate

31 days (31 days)

D3-D9 (7 days)

Pharyngitis and rash (D0)

Cutaneous flare, fever, eosinophilia, hepatitis, renal failure (5 days)

ND

Lansoprazol

61 days (61 days)

6

16/F

Minocycline

12 days (15 days)

Amoxicillin + clavulanic acid D0-D4 (5 days)

Pharyngitis

Facial oedema, rash, high fever, lymphadenopathy, eosinophilia (4 days)

HHV6 PCR + (D20)

7

61/M

Allopurinol

19 days (29 days)

D5-D10 (5 days)

Pharyngitis, fever

Rash, eosinophilia, fever, lymphocytosis, eosinophilia, hepatitis, renal failure, hemophagocytic syndrome (8 days)

HHV6 PCR + (D12, D19)

Cells and viruses

The human T lymphoblastoid MT4 cell line was cultured in a RPMI 1640 medium with 12.5% fetal calf serum (FCS). HHV-6B strain HST was propagated in MT4 cells in RPMI 1640 with 12.5% FCS, supplemented by 10 U.mL−1 anti-interferon-α (Sigma) and 2.5 μg.mL−1 polybrene (Sigma). All cultures were grown at 37 °C with 5% CO2. HHV-6 cell-free viruses were prepared as described elsewhere [13]. When more than 80% HHV-6-infected cells showed a cytopathic effect, the culture of infected cells was frozen and thawed twice. After centrifugation at 500 g for 10 min, the supernatant was stored at – 80 °C as cell-free virus stock.

Virus titration by indirect immunofluorescence

Virus titre of supernatant stocks was studied by MT4 infection in 24-well microtiter plates. Several dilutions of viral inoculum were added to 5.105 cells, and the infection was enhanced by a centrifugation lasting for one hour at 2,000 g. After a 24 h incubation, infected cells were harvested, washed and fixed onto slides in cold acetone. An immunofluorescence assay (IFA) was then performed, with anti-HHV-6 p41 primary antibody (ABI, dilution 1:100) which recognizes a protein in the early stage of viral replication, and a fluorecein-conjugated anti-mouse secondary antibody (Argene, dilution 1:100). Stained cells were then washed and percentages of infected cells were determined by fluorescence microscopy.

Cytotoxicity assay

Cell proliferation was assessed using the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) dye reduction assay [14]. MT4 cells were seeded onto 96-well microtiter plates and incubated with a culture medium containing different concentrations of amoxicillin (0, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100 and 200 μg.mL−1, Sigma). The incubation time was the same as for viral replication assays: 48 and 72 h. After incubation with amoxicillin, MTT (6 mg.mL−1) was added and after an additional 3 h incubation time, cells were lysed in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO). Absorbance at 540 nm was determined for each well using a 96-well multiscanner. Results are expressed in percentages of cell viability, by comparing to the control. Experiments were performed in quadruplicate, 3 times.

Viral replication assays

MT4 cells were pre-incubated with concentrations of amoxicillin (ranking from 0 to 200 μg.mL−1) in culture medium during 24 h. Infection with viral supernatants was performed (as described for virus titration), with the appropriate dilution for a multiplicity of infections (MOI) of 0.2. Infected cells were then incubated during 24 or 48 h, with the initial drug concentrations. The viral replication was then quantified by IFA as described previously, and by real-time PCR. For each concentration of amoxicillin tested, experiments were performed 3 times.

Real-time PCR

Cells were washed and DNA was then extracted using a standard phenol chloroform procedure [15]. Real-time PCR was performed by amplifying the HHV-6 U22 gene, using 100 ng of purified DNA, as described elsewhere [16].

Statistical analysis

Values presented are the means and standard deviations of 3 experiments. Comparisons with negative controls were performed using Student’s t test. P values lower than 0.05 were considered to be significant.

Results

The characteristics of the 7 patients are described in table 1. The causative drugs for DRESS were carbamazepine (3 cases), strontium ranelate or lansoprazol, minocycline, lisinopril and allopurinol. Amoxicillin was given in six patients when the diagnosis of DRESS had not yet been made because the patients presented symptoms of pharyngitis, and sometimes fever and lymphadenopathy. These manifestations (pharyngitis, fever, lymphadenopathy) were probably the first clinical signs of DRESS. Day 0 (beginning of DRESS) was retrospectively fixed at the beginning of the clinical manifestations. Amoxicillin was given during an average of 4.7 days (1-8 days). In every patient a flare was observed during the treatment or within the following days. Every physician in charge of the patients had the feeling that amoxicillin could contribute to the development of DRESS. In every case the clinical and biological manifestations were typical of DRESS. Two cases were severe. Case 6 has already been reported [2]. In case 7, a hemophagocytic syndrome developed at day 19.

Interestingly, in cases 1 and 2, amoxicillin was suspected to be the causal drug for the manifestations. In case 1, after an initial withdrawal of both carbamazepine and amoxicillin, carbamazepine was given again from day 5 onwards with a new flare of DRESS. In case 2, only amoxicillin was stopped. Carbamazepine was only stopped 12 days later because the clinical and biological picture worsened. In 4 cases, including these two cases (cases 1, 2, 6 and 7), the stoppage of the culprit drug was delayed. These clinical manifestations were not recognized as possible early manifestations of DRESS.

In two cases (cases 4 and 5), patch testing was performed for amoxicillin and carbamazepine, and strontium ranelate and lanzoprazol, respectively. In case 4, the amoxicillin patch test was negative and the carbamazepine patch test was positive. In case 5, amoxicillin and lanzoprazol patch tests were positive. A strontium ranelate patch test was negative. Prick tests were negative for these three drugs in this patient. Amoxicillin was not reintroduced in these patients. HHV-6 reactivation was confirmed by PCR analysis of blood sample in two cases (cases 6 and 7) at Day 12 and Day 19 (case 7), and Day 20 (case 6). No test was available at the very beginning of DRESS.

To investigate the influence of amoxicillin on MT4 cell proliferation, the MTT dye reduction assay was used. The cell viability, compared to control, is close to 100% for the range of amoxicillin concentrations tested. No increased cell proliferation was observed for the different concentrations studied.

Amoxicillin treatment for 24 h before infection and 24 or 48 h after infection increased HHV-6 strain HST replication in MT4 cells. A significant increase in the percentage of infected cells was observed for 25 μg.mL−1 amoxicillin 24 and 48 h after infection, and for 50 μg.mL−1 amoxicillin 48 h after infection (figure 1A). Similar results were obtained using real-time PCR for quantifying HHV-6 replication: the number of U22 gene copies was significantly increased after 24 and 48 h for 25 μg.mL−1 amoxicillin, and after 48 h for 50 μg.mL−1 amoxicillin (figure 1B).

The increase of viral replication did not depend on the dose in a proportional way, but a particular concentration range was able to stimulate HHV-6 strain HST replication in MT4 cells. This range included 25 and 50 μg.mL−1 amoxicillin. The classic amoxicillin plasma levels did not exceed 15 μg.mL−1, but some cases of intravenous administration were able to induce plasma levels up to 120 μg.mL−1 or more [17].

Discussion

In seven cases we observed a flare after amoxicillin intake in patients with DRESS associated with other drugs. Amoxicillin was in every case administrated because the patients presented with pharyngitis, lymphadenopathy and fever. Retrospectively it was considered that these manifestations were the first signs of DRESS. Within the following days an increase in clinical and biological symptoms was observed with the development or flare of rash, facial edema, and biological abnormalities. In every case this flare was responsible for admission to hospital.

The beginning of DRESS is often very dramatic as it is associated with high fever, lymphadenopathy and rash. But when we ask the patients whether they noticed some prior manifestations in the previous days, they often report some clinical manifestations like pharyngitis, lymphadenopathy, fatigue, and fever.

We think that this sequence of events is not infrequent and needs to be seriously considered. This reaction needs to be known because sometimes amoxicillin is considered to be the culprit drug, even though the true culprit drug had been taken for many weeks. It is also important when faced with a clinical and biological picture of amoxicillin-induced DRESS to investigate which other drugs have been or are being taken. There may also be a delay in the withdrawal of the true culprit drug.

In these cases, the role of amoxicillin intake in influencing the development of DRESS is questionable. Several hypotheses may be proposed: (a) a spontaneous development of DRESS, (b) an adverse reaction against amoxicillin alone, (c) an adverse reaction against amoxicillin that precipitates a reaction against the “culprit drug” or inversely, (d) a direct role of amoxicillin as compared to an amoxicillin-induced rash in mononucleosis syndrome. No patient had a previous allergy to amoxicillin. The time between the treatment with amoxicillin and the development of the complete manifestations of DRESS was too short to consider amoxicillin as the culprit drug in these cases. In some cases the flare was observed while the patient was still taking the “culprit drug”. We think that this reaction is reminiscent of the amoxicillin reaction in patients with infectious mononucleosis. DRESS is associated with the reactivation of human herpesviruses. We consider that this reactivation is occurring at both the very beginning of DRESS, explaining the clinical symptoms and the mononucleosis syndrome, and during the subsequent flares of DRESS [18]. The virological context of infectious mononucleosis is also very close to DRESS. We recently reported that, in DRESS, the T-cell response was mainly directed to viral antigens [8].

Amoxicillin-induced exanthema in patients with infectious mononucleosis is still not well understood. The incidence of rash following aminopenicillin intake in patients with infectious mononucleosis rises in adults to 27.8-69%, with up to 100% incidence reported in children [19]. Interestingly, when amoxicillin is given long after the outbreak, most often no flare is observed. It is classically recognized that viral infections may enhance the risk of drug allergic reactions. Two mechanisms have been proposed in the context of a breakdown of tolerance or enhancement of the immune reaction to drugs following a viral infection: a change in the antigen expression of the drug or an alteration of immune response [19, 20]. In a recent series of 8 cases patch tests were either positive (5 cases) or negative (3 cases) [20]. Challenge with amoxicillin was done in 3 cases: 2 cases were negative, one case was positive. Some authors have already reported this phenomenon during DRESS as a drug neo-sensitization [21]. They suggested that a transient state of immunosuppression was induced during DRESS with latent virus reactivation and a massive non-specific immune system response leading to a breakdown of tolerance to other drugs [21]. Interpretation of our patch tests with amoxicillin in two patients is limited. Moreover the patient with positive patch test had a negative prick test.

A rethinking of this reaction is necessary. Another explanation may be given. Alternatively a direct effect of drugs on viral replication may have occurred in a state of viral reactivation. Recently Saito-Katsuragi et al. reported an illustrative case of an ampicillin-induced cutaneous eruption associated with an Epstein-Barr virus reactivation [22]. A 23-year-old woman who was diagnosed with adult onset Still’s disease developed a cutaneous rash, fever and liver dysfunction when she was treated with ampicillin. A high level of EBV-DNA was detected at this time. A diagnosis of infectious mononucleosis was made and a challenge test with ampicillin was performed at day 39, day 90, and day 165. A cutaneous rash was observed after every challenge. Interestingly, a high level of EBV-DNA was observed 24 to 48 hours after every challenge test, preceding the cutaneous eruption. This observation suggests that ampicillin may induce or increase herpesvirus reactivation (in this case EBV) with a concomitant rash. This reaction may occur when the virus itself is already in a state of reactivation. This is the case in infectious mononucleosis, some transplant recipients, some patients admitted in intensive care units, and DRESS [9].

A direct action of drugs, and especially amoxicillin, on herpesvirus replication has not been much studied. We demonstrated here that amoxicillin increases HHV-6 replication in vitro. In a previous report we have already demonstrated that valporate acid increases HHV-6 replication in the same way [12]. This observation was also reported for another herpesvirus, the cytomegalovirus [23]. Recently, Michaelis et al. demonstrated that therapeutic valproic acid concentrations increased CMV replication and impaired the antiviral activity of the anti CMV drugs ganciclovir, cidofovir and foscarnet. The link between valproic acid and herpesviruses may be by the way of histone desacetylase (HD) inhibition. Valproate acid inhibits HD and induces HD-independent extracellular signal-regulated kinases1/2 phosphorylation in endothelial cells [24]. In the same way it was demonstrated that valproic acid advanced the replication timing of Epstein-Barr virus [25]. These HD inhibitors seem to be critical in switching latent forms into lytic forms of viral infection. The mechanism of amoxicillin action on virus replication remains unknown.

This amoxicillin-induced reaction is not constant in DRESS. When we decided to undertake this retrospective study we examined many cases of DRESS with amoxicillin intake. In most cases administration of amoxicillin after the two first weeks of diagnosing DRESS did not induce a significant flare. But an amoxicillin-induced flare could be detected in some severe cases with systemic manifestations. Some interfering factors (bacterial infection, intake of other drugs including corticosteroids) did not enable us to conclude with any certainty. It is probable that this reaction is dependant of the state of virus reactivation. This amoxicillin-induced flare was mainly observed either at the beginning of DRESS or in cases of severe manifestations, two periods that are associated with reactivation of herpesviruses.

We propose that DRESS has at its beginning a clinical and biological picture close to severe infectious mononucleosis and amoxicillin may increase the clinical and biological manifestations, as observed in infectious mononucleosis.

We consider that amoxicillin is only a trigger in the development of DRESS. We demonstrated that the replication of HHV-6 is increased by amoxicillin in vitro. We believe that amoxicillin may increase HHV-6 reactivation, as was recently suggested in one clinical case with EBV.

Dermatologists must recognise this possibility to avoid a false interpretation of an amoxicillin-induced rash as allergic in case of DRESS and to look for another potential culprit drug. This hypothesis needs to be confirmed by sequential measurement of HHV-6 viremia in patients. We did not have the opportunity to study serial blood samples in a DRESS patient taking amoxicillin. The mechanism of action of amoxicillin in HHV-6 or EBV replication remains unknown and warrants further study.

Acknowledgements

We thank Peter Höller for English proof-reading. Conflict of interest: none declared. Financial support: none.

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