STEVENS JOHNSON SYNDROME

Course overview

STEVENS-JOHNSON SYNDROME AND TOXIC EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS ARE ACUTE, RARE, AND POTENTIALLY FATAL SKIN REACTIONS INVOLVING LOSS OF SKIN AND, IN SOME CASES, MUCOSAL MEMBRANES ACCOMPANIED BY SYSTEMIC SYMPTOMS. MEDICATIONS ARE CAUSATIVE IN OVER 80 PERCENT OF CASES. STEVENS-JOHNSON SYNDROME AND TOXIC EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS ARE DISTINGUISHED BASED ON THE EXTENT OF THE DETACHED SKIN SURFACE AREA. THIS ACTIVITY ILLUSTRATES THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF STEVENS-JOHNSON SYNDROME AND OF TOXIC EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS AND REVIEWS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN MANAGING THOSE WITH THESE CONDITIONS.