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Erythema multiforme in children
Author(s) -
RASMUSSEN JAMES E.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1976.tb00824.x
Subject(s) - medicine , erythema multiforme , incidence (geometry) , erythema , dermatology , retrospective cohort study , surgery , physics , optics
SUMMARY It is generally accepted that the correct treatment for patients with severe erythema multiforme is systemic corticosteroids. This paper is a review of thirty‐two paediatric patients with severe erythema multiforme (Stevens‐Johnson syndrome) who were treated with either large doses of systemic corticosteroids or supportive care only. Those patients treated with steroids did not recover sooner than those treated in other fashions and the steroid treated group had a significant incidence of medical complications. This retrospective study proves nothing but it does suggest that treatment of patients with the Stevens‐Johnson syndrome with systemic corticosteroids may be associated with significant side effects and prolonged recovery.