Open AccessToxic epidermal necrolysis in hemodialysis patient
Author(s) -
Uday Venkat Mateti,
Shankar Prasad Nagaraju,
Manohar Bairy,
Ravindra Prabhu Attur,
Anantha Naik Nagappa,
Anjali Rao
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
advanced biomedical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2277-9175
DOI - 10.4103/2277-9175.152119
Subject(s) - toxic epidermal necrolysis , medicine , phenytoin , hemodialysis , filgrastim , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , surgery , dermatology , chemotherapy , neutropenia , epilepsy , psychiatry
Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) is a rare and life-threatening allergic drug reaction. We report a 26-year-old young female with end-stage renal disease on maintenance hemodialysis developing TEN while on filgrastim and phenytoin. It was successfully treated with intravenous immunoglobulins and steroids