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Jarisch–Herxheimer reaction
Papular purpuric gloves and socks syndrome
Hopkins syndrome
Bowel-associated dermatosis–arthritis syndrome
Stevens–Johnson syndrome
Bogart–Bacall syndrome
Pitt–Hopkins syndrome
Swyer–James syndrome