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Dr A Galetto
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CASE
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His eyes are now red and recovered with purulent
discharge and his lips become swollen with erosions. He
can not drink anymore because of pain on oral lesions.
Question:
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Stevens-johnson and toxic epidermal necrolysis
Definition
Clinical features
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Stevens-johnson and toxic epidermal necrolysis
Clinical features
• Cutaneous lesions:
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Multiple bulles overlying diffuse erythema are
present.
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Diffuse erythema and large areas of denuded
epidermis are present.
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Multiple bullae and areas of denuded epidermis
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widespread erythema and confluent vesiculation, leading
to detachment of the skin.
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Stevens-johnson and toxic epidermal necrolysis
• Nikolsky sign:
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Stevens-johnson and toxic epidermal necrolysis
Clinical features
• Mucosal lesions:
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Stevens-johnson and toxic epidermal necrolysis
Clinical features
• Oral:
• Oral mucosa and the vermillon border are
almost invariably involved
• Painful hemorragic erosions recovered with
a grayish-white membrane
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Multiple erosions and crusts are present on the lips of this
patient with Stevens-Johnson syndrome.
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Stevens-johnson and toxic epidermal necrolysis
Clinical features
• Ocular
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Marked conjunctival injection and discharge
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Stevens-johnson and toxic epidermal necrolysis
Clinical features
• Urogenital:
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Stevens-johnson and toxic epidermal necrolysis
Classification
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Stevens-johnson and toxic epidermal necrolysis
Pathogenesis.
• Drug hypersensitivity.
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Drugs associated with Stevens-johnson
Strongly associated* Associated•
Allopurinol Amifostine
Carbamazepine Amoxicillin, ampicillin
Lamotrigine Azithromycin, clarithromycine,
Meloxicam erythromycin
Nevirapine Cefadroxil, cefixim,
Phenobarbital, primidone ceftriaxone, cefuroxim
Phenytoin, fosphenytoin Ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin,
Piroxicam, tenoxicam pefloxacin
Sulfadiazine, sulfadoxine, Diclofenac
sulfamethoxazole, Doxycyclin
sulfasalazine Etoricoxib
Metamizole
Oxcarbazepine
Pipemidic acid
Rifampicine
Complications:
Acute
• Massive loss of fluids and electrolytes through denude
skin
• Electrolytes imbalance
• Hypovolemic shock with renal failure
• Bacteremia
• Insulin resistance
• Hypercatabolic state
• Hepatic involvment and pancreatitis
• Leukopenia, thrombocytopenia and anemia
• pneumonia
• Multiple organ failure
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Stevens-johnson and toxic epidermal necrolysis
Complications:
• Dermatologic: scarring
• Ophtalmologic: corneal scarring
• Oral and genital: synechiae and stenosis
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Stevens-johnson and toxic epidermal necrolysis
Prognosis:
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Stevens-johnson and toxic epidermal necrolysis
Laboratory abnormalities:
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Stevens-johnson and toxic epidermal necrolysis
Case definition:
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Differential diagnosis:
• Erythema multiforme:
Target lesions on the extremities
Associated with herpes infections
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Differential diagnosis
management:
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Stevens-johnson and toxic epidermal necrolysis
management:
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Stevens-johnson and toxic epidermal necrolysis
management:
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Resolution of the case:
Questions :
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Resolution of the case:
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Resolution of the case:
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Diagnosis:
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Stevens-johnson and toxic epidermal necrolysis
References:
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Thank you
Dr. A Galetto 42