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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1968;11(7):371-374. Published online July 31, 1968.

A Case of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (Erythema Multiform Exudativum)

Yong Ae Lee¹, Byung Hi Lee¹, Hyung Ro Moon¹

¹Dept, of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Seoul National Univrsity，Seoul, Korea

Abstract

This report presents a case of Stevens-Johnson syndrome in a 7 year old boy. The patient was admitted with chief complains of high fever, dyspnea, cough, abdominal pain， headache, generalized skin eruption after administration of sulfadiazine fcr a period, of 7 days for treatment of pneumonia by a local physician. The diagnosis of Stevens-Johnson syndrome was established by history, clinical symptoms, physical findings and prognosis.

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