Background Severe exfoliative diseases of the skin (Erythema multiforme, Stevens–Johnson syndrome SJS, toxic epidermal necrolysis -TEN) are a result of an immunological reaction to foreign antigens, most frequently caused by drug consumption. It is characterized by extensive damage to the skin and mucous membranes due to detachment at the dermoepidermal junction, very similar to post-combustion...

Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) is an acute mucocutaneous eruption nosologically related to erythema multiforme (EM) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN). Medications are the most common triggering factors for SJS, with anticonvulsants, sulfonamides, penicillins, allopurinol, and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) most commonly implicated. SJS is very rarely associated with tetracycli...

systemic steroids – initially intravenous hydrocortisone 100 mg 8-hourly for 3 days, followed by oral prednisolone 50 mg a day – as well as topical triamcinolone oral paste and an antiseptic mouthwash. She responded well to treatment. Strontium ranelate is a relatively new medication for the treatment of post-menopausal osteoporosis. It simultaneously increases bone formation and decreases bone...

A case of Stevens-Johnson syndrome in a healthy 58-year-old woman who underwent cataract surgery under topical anesthesia is reported. General skin erosions developed 2 hours after surgery. The patient's family doctor diagnosed that she was allergic to seafood. One month later, she underwent phacoemul-sification surgery in the other eye. After surgery, she developed Stevens-Johnson syndrome wit...

Adverse cutaneous reactions to drugs are freqilent, affecting 2 to 3 percent of hospitalised patients. Stevens-Johnson syndrome is a rare, life-threatening drug-induced cutaneous reaction2. Epidermal necrosis causes erosions of the mucous membranes, extensive detachment of the epidermis, and severe constitutional symptoms Drugs are an important cause of Stevens-Johnson syndrome, but infections ...

We present a case of Stevens Johnson syndrome in a child after carbamazepine application and Stevens Johnson/TEN overlap syndrome in an adult after amoxicillin application. On the basis of two reported cases we review the most commonly associated drugs, the postulated pathogenesis, clinical manifestation and management in these severe life-threatening diseases. We especially discuss the controv...

Aims: Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) are serious severe cutaneous adverse reactions with high mortality and morbidity induced by medications. In this cross sectional study, we investigated, suspected drugs, and potential treatments of SJS/TEN. Methods: A cross- sectional descriptive study was conducted on 60 patients admitted with a diagnosis of Stevens-Jo...

1. The urinary excretion of isomers I and I11 of coproporphyrin by fifty-nine patients with Dubin-Johnson syndrome has been examined, and compared with the results obtained for normal control subjects and patients with various types ofjaundice. 2. The control subjects (with one exception) excreted less than 45% of the coproporphyrin as isomer I. Fifty-six patients with the Dubin-Johnson syndrom...

Dubin-Johnson syndrome is a rare benign inherited disorder, caused by mutations in ABCC2 gen, and it is characterized by predominantly conjugated hyperbilirubinemia that can be increased by intercurrent infectious illnesses or surgical procedures. We report the case of a 10 year-old patient who showed, after a surgical procedure for peritonitis due to appendicitis, jaundice and predominantly co...