Open AccessSTEVENS-JOHNSON SYNDROME AND TOXIC EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS AFTER VACCINATION: REPORTS TO THE VACCINE ADVERSE EVENT REPORTING SYSTEM
Author(s) -
Robert Ball,
L. Ball,
Robert P. Wise,
M. Miles Braun,
Judy A. Beeler,
Marcel E. Salive
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
the pediatric infectious disease journal/the pediatric infectious disease journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1532-0987
pISSN - 0891-3668
DOI - 10.1097/00006454-200102000-00022
Subject(s) - toxic epidermal necrolysis , erythema multiforme , medicine , dermatology , rash , vaccination , etiology , erythema , adverse effect , incidence (geometry) , immunology , pathology , physics , optics
We conducted a telephone survey of reports of Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System. We identified six cases of SJS or TEN after vaccination without other obvious triggers, suggesting that SJS and TEN might very rarely be caused by vaccination. Confirmation of this hypothesis will likely require controlled studies.