toxic epidermal necrolysis


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toxic epidermal necrolysis

[¦tak·sik ‚ep·ə‚dər·məl nə′kräl·ə·səs]
(medicine)
Intraepidermal blistering and separation of the outer epidermis, giving the appearance and the management problems of a scald, caused by infection with Staphylococcus aureus strains producing one of the epidermolytic toxins, usually of phage group II. Also known as scalded skin syndrome.
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Causes and treatment outcomes of Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis in 82 adult patients.
Steven-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis in Northern Sarawak between year 2011 and 2015: A retrospective review of causative agents and clinical outcome
Relevance and consequences of erythema multiforme, Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis in gynecology.
Vaginal Reconstruction for Vaginal Obliteration Secondary to Stevens Johnson Syndrome: A Case Report and Review of Literature
SCORTEN: A severity-of-illness score for toxic epidermal necrolysis.
Retrospective Analysis of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis in 88 Chinese Patients
Retrospective analysis of steven Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis over a period of 5 years from northern Karnataka, India.
CAUSATIVE FACTORS AND CLINICAL OUTCOME IN STEVEN JOHNSON SYNDROME AND TOXIC EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS
Keywords: Child, Stevens Johnson syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis
Evaluation of the patients diagnosed with Stevens Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis: a single center experience
Incidence of toxic epidermal necrolysis and Stevens- Johnson Syndrome in an HIV cohor t: an obser vational retrospective case series study.
Ocular manifestation complications and aetiological factors in Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis
Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis is a variant of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome.
Ulinastatin as a potential alternative therapy for Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis
Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis in sub-Saharan Africa: A multicentric study in four countries.
Fatal nevirapine-induced Stevens-Johnson syndrome with HIV-associated mania
Whereas Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis has a higher mortality (30-35%); Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and transitional forms correspond to the same syndrome but with less extensive skin detachment and a lower mortality (5-15%).
Stevens Johnson Syndrome associated with Lamotrigine
Patients and Methods: All patients with cutaneous drug eruptions seen at the Dermatology Department of Mayo Hospital, Lahore, over 6 months were enrolled and the pattern of drug eruptions like urticaria, angioedema, fixed drug eruption, maculopapular rash, erythema multiforme, Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis etc.
Pattern of drug eruptions in a tertiary care hospital
Petkov T, Pehlivanov G, Grozdev I, Kavaklieva S, Tsankov N: Toxic epidermal necrolysis as a dermatological manifestation of drug hypersensitivity syndrome.
Sulphasalazine-induced hypersensitivity syndrome/Sulfasalazin ile tetiklenen ilacla iliskili hipersensitivite sendromu
Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) and StevensJohnson syndrome (SJS) are acute life-threatening conditions, most often elicited by drugs and less often by infection.
Risk of nevirapine-associated Stevens-Johnson syndrome among HIV-infected pregnant women: the Medunsa National Pharmacovigilance Centre, 2007-2012

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