Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis overlap triggered by ethosuximide: a rare pediatric report

• Main Authors: Sandra Soares-Cardoso (Author), Joana Pimenta (Author), Flávia Belinha (Author), Manuel Salgado (Author), Margarida Rato (Author), Cristina Pereira (Author), Leonor Ramos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Portuguesa de Dermatologia e Venereologia, 2023-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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Introduction: Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) are severe and life-threatening mucocutaneous conditions characterized by fever and necrosis of the epidermis. Up to 90% of cases are drug-induced. Antiseizure drugs (ASD) are known to cause SJS, but only a very few et...