Toxic epidermal necrolysis in a 5-year-old boy - case report
Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) and Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) are considered a spectrum of acute life-threatening mucocutaneous reaction that differ only in severity, often induced by drugs. Varicella-zoster virus has been rarely reported as an etiological agent in TEN. Our case report highli...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade Estadual Paulista
2016-11-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Dental Science |
| Online Access: | https://ojs.ict.unesp.br/index.php/cob/article/view/1253 |
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| Summary: | Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) and Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) are considered a spectrum of acute life-threatening mucocutaneous reaction that differ only in severity, often induced by drugs. Varicella-zoster virus has been rarely reported as an etiological agent in TEN. Our case report highlights the association of varicella-zoster virus and TEN in a 5-year-old boy.
Keywords: Life-threatening, Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), Varicella-zoster virus.
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| ISSN: | 2178-6011 |