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Fatal case of cephalexin-induced toxic epidermal necrolysis

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2014
Purpose: To describe a case of toxic epidermal necrolysis likely caused by cephalexin with a review of the literature. Case: An 80-year-old male with a known allergy to cephalosporins, residing at a long-term acute care hospital, received cephalexin for ...
Matthew J Hafermann, Gerard R Barber, Stephen C Dreskin, Gordon K Lindberg   +3 more
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Carbamazepine-Induced Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis

Journal of Integrated Health Sciences, 2018
Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) is an uncommon; however, life-threatening dermatological condition which occurs most frequently by the use of drugs. Some group of medications, such as antiepileptics, antibiotics as well as antivirals, can induce such ...
Kushal Gohel, Rashmi Mahajan, Megha Patel, Harsh Patel   +3 more
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Intravenous -acetylcysteine in severe cutaneous drug reaction treatment: A case series

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2020
Drug-induced serious adverse reaction is an unpleasant event with high rate of mortality. Stevens–Johnson Syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis are most common among the serious adverse drug reactions.
Md Jahidul Hasan, Raihan Rabbani
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Acute compartment syndrome of the forearm as a rare complication of toxic epidermal necrolysis: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2012
Introduction Toxic epidermal necrolysis lies within the spectrum of severe cutaneous adverse reactions induced by drugs, affecting skin and mucous membranes.
Kamal Tamer, Elnikety Sherif, Mashaly Heba, Casha James   +3 more
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TNFα inhibitor may be effective for severe COVID-19: learning from toxic epidermal necrolysis

Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease, 2020
Increased inflammatory cytokines [such as tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) and interleukin-6 (IL-6)] are observed in COVID-19 patients, especially in the severe group.
Xue-Yan Chen, Bing-Xi Yan, X. Man
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A case series of allopurinol-induced toxic epidermal necrolysis

Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2011
This is a case series of allopurinol-induced toxic epidermal necrolysis. Revisiting the indications of using allopurinol in asymptomatic hyperuricemia and a critical reappraisal of the safety profile of allopurinol is done in this article.
Harneet Ranu, Jackson Jiang, Pang Shiu Ming   +2 more
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Letter in Reply: Important Points in Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis Management

Oman Medical Journal, 2019
Classically, toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) is considered as part of a group of cutaneous hypersensitivity reaction with a spectrum of severity, erythema multiforme (EM) followed by Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS), and TEN.
Lutfi Al-Kathiri
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Stevens–Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis, A Review of Pathogenesis, Clinical Features, Diagnosis and Treatment

Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2022
Stevens Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) are rare, acute conditions, potentially life-threatening, immune-mediated and often unpredictable.
Martyna Rozenbajgier, Justyna Wójcik-Grudzień, Paulina Pawłowska, Alicja Ozga-Stachurska   +3 more
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Epidermal necrolysis: SCORTEN performance in AIDS and non-AIDS patients [PDF]

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2019
: Background: Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis are life-threatening blistering drug reactions with high incidence of ocular sequela.
Carlos Gustavo Wambier, Thaís Angélica Hoekstra, Sarah Perillo de Farias Wambier, Roberto Bueno Filho, Fernando Crivelenti Vilar, Renato Soriani Paschoal, Ana Maria Roselino, Marco Andrey Cipriani Frade, Norma Tiraboschi Foss   +8 more
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Development and Validation of a Risk Prediction Model for In-Hospital Mortality Among Patients With Stevens-Johnson Syndrome/Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis—ABCD-10

JAMA dermatology, 2019
Importance Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis (SJS/TEN) is a spectrum of severe mucocutaneous drug reaction associated with significant morbidity and mortality.
M. Noe, M. Rosenbach, R. Hubbard, A. Mostaghimi, A. Cardones, Jennifer K. Chen, J. Cotliar, M. Davis, A. Dominguez, L. Fox, L. Hughey, B. Kaffenberger, D. Kroshinsky, B. Kwong, Daniel D. Miller, A. Musiek, A. Ortega‐Loayza, Victoria Sharon, K. Shinkai, E. Summers, K. Wanat, D. Wetter, S. Worswick, D. Margolis, J. Gelfand, R. Micheletti   +25 more
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