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A Standardized Procedure of Dressing Management for Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
Published on: March 14, 2025
[Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxical epidermal necrolysis in intensive care medicine]
Ana Carolina Pedigoni Bulisani1, Giselle Domingues Sanches1, Helio Penna Guimarães1
1EPM, UNIFESP.
Background And Objectives:
The Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS) and Toxical Epidermal Necrolisys (TEN) are important skin and mucosal lesions that need intensive care treatment. The aim of this article is to show a literature review about SJS and TEN.
Contents:
This article reviews the concepts, diagnostic topics, clinical presentation and the principle of basic treatment in Intensive Care Unit for SJS and TEN.
Conclusions:
These illnesses are characterized as dermatological emergencies and its adequate management and cares must be part of the routine knowledge of the intensive care doctors.
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