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Blindness, Anonychia, and Oral Mucosal Scarring as Sequelae of the Stevens‐Johnson Syndrome
Author(s) -
Hansen Ronald C.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.1984.tb01133.x
Subject(s) - medicine , enucleation , dermatology , erythema multiforme , blindness , toxic epidermal necrolysis , erythema , oral mucosa , surgery , pathology , optometry
In its most severe form, bullous erythema multiforme is known as the Stevens‐Johnson syndrome (SJS). A case of SJS is reported in which ophthalmic complications caused blindness and ultimate enucleation, and in which there occurred permanent loss of nails as well as scarring of the oral mucosa.