A review of toxic epidermal necrolysis management in Japan
Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) is a severe adverse drug reaction characterized by necrosis of the epidermis. Its incidence is approximately 1 per million a year and average mortality rate is high at 25–50%. TEN has a flu-like prodrome, followed by atypical, targetoid erythematous or purpuric macul...
Main Authors: | Yuri Kinoshita, Hidehisa Saeki |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-01-01
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Series: | Allergology International |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1323893016300661 |
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