Open AccessMedication tendencies for inducing severe ocular surface symptoms in Japanese Stevens‐Johnson Syndrome / toxic epidermal necrolysis patients
Author(s) -
Saito Yoshiro,
Ueta Mayumi,
Nakamura Ryosuke,
Sugiyama Emiko,
Maekawa Keiko,
Takahashi Yukitoshi,
Furuya Hirokazu,
Yagami Akiko,
Matsukura Setsuko,
Ikezawa Zenro,
Matsunaga Kayoko,
Sotozono Chie,
Aihara Michiko,
Kinoshita Shigeru,
Kaniwa Nahoko
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
clinical and translational allergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.979
H-Index - 37
ISSN - 2045-7022
DOI - 10.1186/2045-7022-4-s3-p88
Subject(s) - toxic epidermal necrolysis , medicine , dermatology , conjunctiva , sequela , chemosis , palpebral fissure , ophthalmology , surgery , pathology
Background Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), are severe cutaneous adverse drug reactions that often induces the mucosal tissue impairments. These symptoms in ocular surface sometimes suffer the patients with pseudomembrane formation leading to vision loss as a sequela. The purpose of this study to reveal the medication tendencies for inducing severe ocular surface complications in SJS/TEN of Japanese populations.