Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) are potentially life-threatening illnesses

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  • Wasuthida Reakatanan DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS, FACULTY OF MEDICINE, RAMATHIBODI HOSPITAL, MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY, BANGKOK, THAILAND
  • Santiwan Jaratwashirakul DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS, FACULTY OF MEDICINE, RAMATHIBODI HOSPITAL, MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY, BANGKOK, THAILAND
  • Amornsri Chunharas DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS, FACULTY OF MEDICINE, RAMATHIBODI HOSPITAL, MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY, BANGKOK, THAILAND

Keywords:

Stevens-Johnson syndrome, Toxic epidermal necrolysis

Abstract

This study is a retrospective study to determine the etiology and outcome of SJS and TEN in pediatric patients age less than 15 years who were admitted to Ramathibodi Hospital between January 1993 and December 2003.

Conclusions: Eleven cases of SJS and six cases of TEN were identified. The most common etiology was drug exposure which was anticonvulsants and antibiotics. SJS had a better outcome than TEN. TEN had a poor prognosis and a high mortality rate especially in patients younger than 2 years.

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Published

2026-07-03

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Reakatanan, W., Jaratwashirakul, S., & Chunharas, A. (2026). Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) are potentially life-threatening illnesses. Thai Journal of Dermatology, 22(4), 158–166. retrieved from https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/TJD/article/view/283420

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