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PURPOSE: To report a case of drug reaction (or rash) with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms syndrome in association with intraretinal hemorrhages and intermediate uveitis. METHODS: Single case report. RESULTS: A 22-year-old Hispanic woman developed a facial rash and blurry vision after the use of oral trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole for a urinary tract infection. Fundus examination revealed bilateral +2 vitritis and intraretinal hemorrhages in all four quadrants. An oral mucosal biopsy revealed V-shaped coagulative necrosis, intraepithelial and superficial acute and lymphoplasmacytic inflammation, consistent with drug hypersensitivity reaction. CONCLUSION: Drug reaction (or rash) with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms syndrome can present as cutaneous rash, mucosal lesions, eosinophilia, intermediate uveitis, and intraretinal hemorrhages. In such cases, vitreoretinal manifestations may be considered as diagnostic criteria instead visceral involvement.