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Immune System Diseases > Hypersensitivity > Hypersensitivity, Delayed > Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases > Skin Diseases > Dermatitis > Drug Eruptions > Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
Chemically-Induced Disorders > Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions > Drug Hypersensitivity > Drug Eruptions > Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
Stomatognathic Diseases > Mouth Diseases > Stomatitis > Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
... > Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Signs and Symptoms > Skin Manifestations > Erythema > Erythema Multiforme > Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases > Skin Diseases > Erythema > Erythema Multiforme > Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases > Skin Diseases > Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous > Erythema Multiforme > Stevens-Johnson Syndrome

Preferred term

Stevens-Johnson Syndrome  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Drug Induced Stevens Johnson Syndrome
  • Drug-Induced Stevens Johnson Syndrome
  • Epidermal Necrolyses, Toxic
  • Epidermal Necrolysis, Toxic
  • Mycoplasma Induced Stevens Johnson Syndrome
  • Mycoplasma-Induced Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
  • Necrolyses, Toxic Epidermal
  • Necrolysis, Toxic Epidermal
  • Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, Mycoplasma-Induced
  • Stevens-Johnson Syndrome Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis Spectrum
  • Syndrome, Mycoplasma-Induced Stevens-Johnson
  • Toxic Epidermal Necrolyses

Scope note

  • 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.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D013262

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