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Descriptor
English
:
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Síndrome de Stevens-Johnson
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Síndrome de Stevens-Johnson
Tree Number:
C07.465.864.500
C17.800.174.600.900
C17.800.229.400.683
C17.800.865.475.683
C20.543.206.380.900
C25.100.468.380.900
Definition
English
:
Rare cutaneous eruption characterized by extensive KERATINOCYTE
apoptosis
resulting in skin detachment with mucosal involvement. It is often provoked by the use of drugs (e.g.,
antibiotics
and
anticonvulsants
) or associated with
PNEUMONIA
,
MYCOPLASMA
. It is considered a continuum of Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis.
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
29589
Unique Identifier:
D013262
Occurrence in VHL
:
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