respiratory syndrome

'respiratory syndrome'

 A relatively specific immune response to high-dose rifampin therapy, characterized by a flu-like complex, dyspnea and wheezing, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia; other hypersensitivity reactions caused by rifampin include flushing, fever, pruritus without rash, urticaria, eosinophilia, hemolysis, interstitial nephritis-induced renal failure