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Asma Bouziri1, Ammar Khaldi, Asma Hamdi
1Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Children's Hospital of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia. asma.bouziri@yahoo.fr
This case report details a rare instance of toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) in an 8-year-old boy complicated by small bowel intussusception. The condition required surgical intervention and careful management, highlighting a previously unreported association.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Gastroenterology
- Dermatology
- Critical Care Medicine
Background:
- Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) is a rare, severe mucocutaneous reaction.
- Intestinal involvement in TEN is infrequently reported.
- Small bowel intussusception is a surgical emergency typically seen in children.
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