Open AccessStudy of ocular manifestations of Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis
Author(s) -
Arundha Abrol,
Anirudha Gulanikar,
Snehal Thakre,
Asim Patel
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian dermatology online journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-5673
pISSN - 2229-5178
DOI - 10.4103/idoj.idoj_377_19
Subject(s) - toxic epidermal necrolysis , medicine , dermatology , mucocutaneous zone , eyelid , outpatient clinic , keratitis , disease , ophthalmology , pathology
Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) represent different ends of the spectrum of the same clinical entity causing severe mucocutaneous reactions, usually to drugs, characterized by intraepidermal cell death leading to blistering and epidermal sloughing. The severe cutaneous manifestations of this disease spectrum may often lead to overlooking of the ocular sequelae, which are very common and may lead to loss of visual acuity.