STEVENS JOHNSON SYNDROME PADA PASIEN HIV

Stevens-Johnson Syndrome

A 13-year-old boy was brought to the emergency department (ED) with a generalized itchy rash of 2 days' duration. For the past 3 days, he had dry, itchy eyes with a purulent discharge (Figure 1) and nonbilious emesis 2 or 3 times per day, with some blood streaks in the vomitus on the third day of illness. Chills developed on the third day, but the patient's temperature was not measured. His lip...

Stevens-Johnson Syndrome

Figure 1. Anteroposterior view of the trunk with coa-lescing vesicobullous lesions.

Fluconazole-induced Stevens-Johnson syndrome in a HIV-negative patient.

Sir, Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) is a rare and severe mucocutaneous disorder, most frequently caused by systemic drugs, with an incidence of 1–6 cases per million person-years (1). It is characterized clinically by a maculopapular and bullous eruption with epidermal necrosis and detachment, mucosal ulcers and erosions and constitutional signs and symptoms. SJS and toxic epidermal necrolysis ...

Stevens-Johnson syndrome after sertraline.

Sir, Sertraline (Zoloft1) is a new selective inhibitor of serotonin re-uptake. This family of antidepressant drugs is considered to be safe, and cutaneous adverse reactions have rarely been reported (1). We report here a patient who developed StevensJohnson syndrome (SJS) after starting treatment with sertraline (Zoloft1). A 96-year-old woman was admitted with a cutaneous and mucosal eruption. ...

Stevens Johnson syndrome in a patient with HIV & visceral leishmaniasis