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. 2006 Sep;18(3):292-7.

[Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxical epidermal necrolysis in intensive care medicine]

[Article in Portuguese]
Ana Carolina Pedigoni Bulisani  1 , Giselle Domingues Sanches  1 , Helio Penna Guimarães  1 , Renato Delascio Lopes  1 , Letícia Sandre Vendrame  1 , Antonio Carlos Lopes  2
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[Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxical epidermal necrolysis in intensive care medicine]

[Article in Portuguese]
Ana Carolina Pedigoni Bulisani et al. Rev Bras Ter Intensiva. 2006 Sep.

Abstract

Background and objectives: The Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS) and Toxical Epidermal Necrolisys (TEN) are important skin and mucosal lesions that need intensive care treatment. The aim of this article is to show a literature review about SJS and TEN.

Contents: This article reviews the concepts, diagnostic topics, clinical presentation and the principle of basic treatment in Intensive Care Unit for SJS and TEN.

Conclusions: These illnesses are characterized as dermatological emergencies and its adequate management and cares must be part of the routine knowledge of the intensive care doctors.

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