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Toxic epidermal necrolysis
Author(s) -
Cohen S. Gary,
Click Michael,
Schaeffer Virpi H.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
special care in dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.328
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1754-4505
pISSN - 0275-1879
DOI - 10.1111/j.1754-4505.1989.tb01011.x
Subject(s) - toxic epidermal necrolysis , medicine , dermatology , erythroderma , disease , pathology
Toxic epidermal necrolysis is a potentially fatal dermatological disease. Large bullae covering extensive areas of the body cause continuous exfoliation of skin, which requires immediate medical attention. Intraoral manifestations may precede cutaneous lesions. Two cases with different treatment protocols are presented,