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Case Reports
. 2025 Jul 18:12:1587979.
doi: 10.3389/fmed.2025.1587979. eCollection 2025.

Nursing care for a patient with intracerebral hemorrhage complicated with toxic epidermal necrolysis: a case report

Doudou Zhang #  1 , Qiuping Zhang #  1 , Hanhua Li  1 , Wen Lai  1 , Pingyun Chen  1
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Nursing care for a patient with intracerebral hemorrhage complicated with toxic epidermal necrolysis: a case report

Doudou Zhang et al. Front Med (Lausanne). .

Abstract

This study summarizes the nursing care for a patient with intracerebral hemorrhage complicated with toxic epidermal necrolysis, focusing on infection prevention and control. Advanced health assessment showed that the primary nursing issue was a high risk of infection. Nursing interventions were implemented to prevent and control infection in various systems, emphasizing four key aspects: respiratory management after tracheostomy, lumbar cistern drainage care, skin management, and nutritional support. The patient's skin healed, infection indicators decreased, and no secondary infections occurred. On the 24 th day after admission, the patient was transferred to the neurosurgery department for ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgery. The patient was transferred to a rehabilitation hospital 21 days after surgery.

Keywords: infection; intracerebral hemorrhage; lumbar cistern drainage; nursing; toxic epidermal necrolysis.

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The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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Skin lesions of the patient before treatment.
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Skin lesions of the patient after treatment.
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