Clinical features and outcomes in children with Stevens–Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis

• Published in: Journal of dermatology Vol. 49; no. 9; pp. 895 - 902
• Main Authors: Chi, Min‐Hui, Chung, Wen‐Hung, Hui, Rosaline Chung‐Yee, Chen, Chun‐Bing, Lu, Chun‐Wei, Chiu, Tsu‐Man, Ma, David Hui‐Kang, Wang, Chuang‐Wei, Yang, Chin‐Yi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tokyo Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.09.2022
• Subjects: Amoxicillin; causative drugs; children; Clinical outcomes; Complications; Dystrophy; Epidemiology; Hyperpigmentation; Inflammation; Mortality; Mycoplasma; Oxcarbazepine; Patients; Pediatrics; Penicillin; Renal failure; Septic shock; Serological tests; Side effects; Stevens–Johnson syndrome (SJS); Toxic epidermal necrolysis; toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN); Toxicity

Stevens–Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) are life‐threatening cutaneous conditions. However, studies of pediatric SJS/TEN are limited. To investigate the causes, clinical course, outcomes and complications of SJS and TEN in children. This retrospective study included 47 pe...