Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS), also called erythema multiforme major, is a systemic disease mostly involving the skin and mucous membranes. The cutaneous lesions are those of erythema multiforme ...

SJS is a rare condition caused when your immune system overreacts to a trigger-like mild infection or medication, leading to blistering and peeling of the skin and surfaces of the eyes, mouth, and ...

Indore (Madhya Pradesh): A 22-year-old woman from Shujalpur, lost her life while undergoing treatment for a rare and severe ...

and the severe blistering of the mucous membranes of the mouth, nose, and eyes. Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) is essentially SJS but worse. TEN involves the detachment of more than 30% of skin ...

A study showed that survivors of Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) had an increased risk for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, which peaked within the first ...

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 ...