Stevens-Johnson syndrome-toxic epidermal necrolysis: a fatal cutaneous adverse reaction to oral acyclovir
Subhra Sankar Sen, Abheek Sil, Uddalak Chakraborty, Atanu Chandra
Abstract
An otherwise healthy 26-year-old man presented to the emergency department with fever and generalised rash for the preceding 2 days. He had been prescribed a 7-day course of tablet acyclovir 400 mg (three times per day) for treatment of herpes labialis infection by his local physician. He
Topics & Concepts
Toxic epidermal necrolysisDermatologyRashMedicineHerpes LabialisAdverse effectEmergency departmentErythrodermaImmunologyInternal medicineVirusPsychiatryHerpes simplex virusDrug-Induced Adverse ReactionsUrticaria and Related ConditionsAutoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases