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Acetaminophen‐induced atypical Stevens‐Johnson syndrome in a patient with acute oral bacterial infection: A case report and literature review
Author(s) -
Goto Takahiro,
Yamashiro Atsushi,
Maruyama Nobuyuki,
Hirano Fusahiro,
Nakasone Toshiyuki,
Nishihara Kazuhide
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
oral science international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.256
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 1881-4204
pISSN - 1348-8643
DOI - 10.1002/osi2.1049
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatology , lesion , acetaminophen , antipyretic , antibiotics , drug , acute pain , disease , surgery , analgesic , anesthesia , pathology , pharmacology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Stevens‐Johnson syndrome (SJS) is a rare but fatal disease and is characterized by various clinical symptoms, including acute inflammatory vesiculobullous lesion of skin, oral cavity, ocular surface, genitals, etc Drugs, such as anti‐epileptic drugs, antibiotics, pain killers/antipyretics, and/or bacterial infections have been widely known to cause SJS. Herein, we report a 40‐year‐old man with atypical SJS caused by acetaminophen, which was used for treating an acute odontogenic infection. The patient presented with several risk factors associated with SJS; thus, careful monitoring of the patient's drug history is mandatory to treat acute inflammation in the oral cavity.