Open AccessSulfasalazine-Induced Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
Author(s) -
Mohammad ShahidiDadras,
Shaghayegh Shahrigharahkoshan,
Esmat Yazdi,
Alireza Fatemi,
Zahra Mahboubi-Fooladi,
Sahar Dadkhahfar
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
advanced emergency nursing journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1931-4493
pISSN - 1931-4485
DOI - 10.1097/tme.0000000000000361
Subject(s) - medicine , sulfasalazine , toxic epidermal necrolysis , dermatology , deep vein , thrombosis , disease , intensive care medicine , ulcerative colitis
COVID-19 is a major health issue, and patients with underlying conditions are more susceptible to catastrophic outcomes. Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) is a severe systemic disease caused by an immune system hypersensitive reaction. We present a case of TEN induced following sulfasalazine administration that later on complicated with COVID-19, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary emboli, and eventually death.