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Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1988;31(8):1079-1084. Published online August 31, 1988.

A Case of Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis.

Eun Hwa Shin¹, Youn Hong Choi¹, Ju Hong Cha¹, Kwang Jun Kim¹, Kyung Je Sung²

¹Department of Pedicatrics, Chunggu Sung Sim Hosptal, Seoul, Korea
²Department of Dermatology, Chunggu Sung Sim Hosptal, Seoul, Korea

Received: January 11, 1988;  Accepted: February 10, 1988.

Abstract

Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis is uncommon disease characterized by erythema and shedding of the epidermis and mucous membrane. Mortality rates are high. The reaction is probably a drug-induced hypersensitivity phenomenon. We experienced Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis in a 4 yr old boy whose skin lesion had developed 3 days after taking medication from a drug store for common cold. Diagnosis of TEN was established by clinical features and histopathologic findings>

Keywords :Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis