Toxic epidermal necrolysis and Stevens‐Johnson syndrome after COVID‐19 infection and vaccination

• Published in: Australasian journal of dermatology Vol. 64; no. 1; pp. e1 - e10
• Main Authors: Zou, Henry, Daveluy, Steven
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Australia Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.02.2023; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: COVID-19; COVID-19 - complications; COVID-19 - prevention & control; COVID-19 vaccines; COVID-19 Vaccines - adverse effects; Cytokines; Humans; Immune response; Immunization; Immunosuppressive agents; Infections; keratinocyte; Review; Skin; Stevens-Johnson Syndrome - etiology; Stevens‐Johnson syndrome (SJS); Toxic epidermal necrolysis; toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN); T‐cell; COVID-19; Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS); T-cell; keratinocyte; toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN)

Stevens‐Johnson Syndrome (SJS) is a rare but severe skin reaction characterized by blistering and peeling of the skin and ulcerations of mucous membranes; toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) is a subset of SJS characterized by the involvement of >30% of the skin. Though previously associated with dr...