Open AccessAntecedent Drug Exposure Aetiology and Management Protocols in Steven-Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis, A Hospital Based Prospective Study
Author(s) -
Samina Farhat,
Muddasir Sharief Banday,
Iffat Hassan
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/16430.7047
Subject(s) - toxic epidermal necrolysis , medicine , pharmacovigilance , carbamazepine , phenytoin , adverse drug reaction , etiology , lamotrigine , prospective cohort study , adverse effect , drug , dermatology , pediatrics , epilepsy , pharmacology , psychiatry
The study sought to identify the magnitude and characteristic of severe cutaneous adverse reactions (SCAR's) like Steven-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN).