A case with toxic epidermal necrolysis: Case report -
2007
Toxic epidermal necrolysis is characterized by a blistering and peeling of the top layer of skin. Toxic epidermal necrolysis represents the
most severe variant of a disease spectrum that consists of bullous erythema multiforme (EM) and Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS). This
disorder can be caused by a drug reaction most often penicillin, anticonvulsants, nonsteroid antiinsamatory drugs or another disease such
as viral, bacterial and mycoplasma pneumonia infections. The annual incidence of the disease is 0.4-1.2: 1 000 000. Boys are affected one
a half times than girls. In this report 7.5 months old boy admitted to the hospital with the complaints of high fever, cough, malaise, poor
sucking, three-four days exist cutaneous eruptions, and diarrhea with a history of co-trimoxasole treatment diagnosed as toxic epidermal
necrolysis is presented.
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