Stevens-Johnson syndrome treated with corticosteroids.

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 necessitating treatment with intravenous fluids, by acute retention of urine, and by bilateral corneal ulceration which finally healed without scarring; and it responded well to treatment with steroid hormones, both systemic and topical.