“My life is unfortunately never going to be what it was,” said Emily McAllister ...

A MUM-OF-ONE has told of her agony after she was left permanently blind and saw almost all her skin melt off just days after starting a new medication. Emily McAllister, from Chicago, US, was ...

Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) is a rare, severe, and potentially fatal allergic reaction In November 2021, Kara Carpenter and her brother were deep in the Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas when she ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Stevens-Johnson syndrome is a mucocutaneous immune-mediated hypersensitivity reaction. It is often triggered by ...

Most cases of SJS are probably a cell-mediated hypersensitivity reaction; in some cases monocytes and macrophages are present and auto-antibodies may be pathogenic. SJS is characterized by skin ...

Purpose: Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) associated with the use of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are described. Summary: A search of the ...

First identified by Stevens and Johnson in 1922, SJS and TEN are now recognized as disorders with a continuum of severity, from milder forms (SJS) to the most severe (TEN). SJS/TEN is associated with ...

The presence of CKD among patients with SJS or TEN may influence the in-hospital mortality risk associated with analgesic and antipyretic therapies.

"A new nationwide study in Taiwan reveals that survivors of severe drug reactions—known as Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN)—face a heightened risk of heart disease ...