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Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis in Children: Medical, Surgical, and Ophthalmologic Considerations
Journal of Burn Care & Research, 05/13/09

Goyal S et al. - The course of toxic epidermal necrolysis in children, even though dramatic at onset, leads to low mortality when managed appropriately. The current limited published evidence does not clearly delineate differences in epidemiology, pathogenesis, and prognosis of severe skin reactions in children as compared with adults. In this article, the authors review the available literature on the pathogenesis, clinical features, pathophysiology, treatment, and complications of this rare disease in children.

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Nonpigmenting fixed drug eruption as a possible abortive variant of toxic epidermal necrolysis: immunohistochemical and serum cytokine analyses
Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, 11/03/09 Relevance Score: 67%

Antiretroviral-induced toxic epidermal necrolysis in a patient positive for human immunodeficiency virus
Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, 10/08/09 Relevance Score: 66%

Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis due to anticonvulsants share certain clinical and laboratory features with drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome, despite differences in cutaneous presentations
Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, 10/28/09 Relevance Score: 64%

Amniotic Membrane Transplantation as a New Therapy for the Acute Ocular Manifestations of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
Survey of Ophthalmology, 10/23/09 Relevance Score: 64%

Vision-Related Function After Scleral Lens Fitting in Ocular Complications of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
American Journal of Ophthalmology, 10/20/09 Relevance Score: 64%