Ecthyma gangrenosum following toxic epidermal necrolysis syndrome in a 3-year-old boy-a survivable series of events.

Toxic epidermal necrolysis syndrome (TENS) is a severe but rare skin reaction leading to epidermal desquamation of greater than 30% of the TBSA. It is most commonly precipitated by the administration of medication. Frequent complications of this syndrome include local wound infections, respiratory,...

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Published in:Journal of Burn Care & Research Vol. 29; no. 3; pp. 555 - 559
Main Authors: Gresik CM, Brewster LP, Abood G, Supple KG, Silver GM, Gamelli RL, Nickoloff BJ, Gresik, Christine M, Brewster, Luke P, Abood, Gerard, Supple, Kathy G, Silver, Geoffrey M, Gamelli, Richard L, Nickoloff, Brian J
Format: case study pictorial Journal Article
Published: Oxford University Press / USA 2008 May-Jun
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