Inadvertent provocative oral ondansetron use leading to toxic epidermal necrolysis in an HIV-infected patient

• Main Authors: Punit P Saraogi (Author), Chitra S Nayak (Author), Rickson R Pereira (Author), Rachita S Dhurat (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) is a severe cutaneous adverse reaction to drugs, characterized by extensive detachment of epidermis and mucous membranes with a mortality of 30-40%. An increased occurrence of cutaneous drug reactions is seen in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infect...