Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) are severe mucocutaneous responses caused by drugs that characterized widespread necrosis detachment. It is essential to know the risk factors those agents involved in development of this pathology order use them with caution susceptible patients have a high index suspicion.

Due to fever, lymphadenopathy and rash, this condition has to be differentiated from viral infections especially infectious mononucleosis and also bacterial infections. Awareness of this entity helps in an early diagnosis. Treatment consists of omitting the offending drug and systemic steroids, if necessary. Our patient was managed symptomatically. REFERENCES 1. Mittal RR, Jain C, Walia RLS, Ch...

The Stevens-Johnson syndrome has the appearance of a partial-thickness burn that may lead to a 100% loss of epidermis, requiring the same resuscitation as a severe burn. A 38-yr-old male patient was admitted to the neurosurgery department of the Evangelismos General Hospital in Athens, where immediately after administration of an antiepileptic drug he developed sloughing of total epidermis, hig...

The Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, otherwise known as erythema multiforme exudativum, has lately become more widely recognised as being liable to present as an acute medical emergency. The case described here is of special interest for several reasons: it would seem to be the most severe example of the disease ever recorded, which did not end fatally; it was complicated by acute dysphagia necessitat...

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