Drugs Induced Stevens-Johnson Syndrome

Drugs Induced Stevens-Johnson Syndrome

Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS) is a life threatening mucocutaneous skin disease that mostlydeveloped after using some drug. SJS mostly appear between 2-4th decades. Mucocutaneouslesions were seen between 1-14 days of drug intake. And these lesions spread diffusely all aroundthe body. First treatment...

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Main Authors: Elif ÖNDER, Hülya ALBAYRAK, Zehra GÜRLEVİK, Yusuf AYDIN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Duzce University 2010-05-01
Series:Düzce Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi
Subjects:
Stevens Johnson Syndrome
Drugs.
Online Access:http://www.tipdergi.duzce.edu.tr/dosya/20101/21.pdf
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spelling doaj-06bcb178f8784ac8bc7b40dbbcba59e32020-11-25T02:11:37ZengDuzce UniversityDüzce Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi1307-671X2010-05-0112198103Drugs Induced Stevens-Johnson SyndromeElif ÖNDERHülya ALBAYRAKZehra GÜRLEVİKYusuf AYDINStevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS) is a life threatening mucocutaneous skin disease that mostlydeveloped after using some drug. SJS mostly appear between 2-4th decades. Mucocutaneouslesions were seen between 1-14 days of drug intake. And these lesions spread diffusely all aroundthe body. First treatment choice is the stopping of drug that cause SJS and giving supportingtreatment. After understanding of underlying cytotoxic and immunological mechanism of SJS,new treatment approaches were developed and mortality of disease was reduced. We hereinreport a short review of drug induced SJS and its treatment.http://www.tipdergi.duzce.edu.tr/dosya/20101/21.pdfStevens Johnson SyndromeDrugs.
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author Elif ÖNDER
Hülya ALBAYRAK
Zehra GÜRLEVİK
Yusuf AYDIN
spellingShingle Elif ÖNDER
Hülya ALBAYRAK
Zehra GÜRLEVİK
Yusuf AYDIN
Drugs Induced Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
Düzce Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi
Stevens Johnson Syndrome
Drugs.
author_facet Elif ÖNDER
Hülya ALBAYRAK
Zehra GÜRLEVİK
Yusuf AYDIN
author_sort Elif ÖNDER
title Drugs Induced Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
title_short Drugs Induced Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
title_full Drugs Induced Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
title_fullStr Drugs Induced Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
title_full_unstemmed Drugs Induced Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
title_sort drugs induced stevens-johnson syndrome
publisher Duzce University
series Düzce Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi
issn 1307-671X
publishDate 2010-05-01
description Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS) is a life threatening mucocutaneous skin disease that mostlydeveloped after using some drug. SJS mostly appear between 2-4th decades. Mucocutaneouslesions were seen between 1-14 days of drug intake. And these lesions spread diffusely all aroundthe body. First treatment choice is the stopping of drug that cause SJS and giving supportingtreatment. After understanding of underlying cytotoxic and immunological mechanism of SJS,new treatment approaches were developed and mortality of disease was reduced. We hereinreport a short review of drug induced SJS and its treatment.
topic Stevens Johnson Syndrome
Drugs.
url http://www.tipdergi.duzce.edu.tr/dosya/20101/21.pdf
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