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,...
| Published in: | Journal of Burn Care & Research Vol. 29; no. 3; pp. 555 - 559 |
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
| Format: | case study pictorial Journal Article |
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Oxford University Press / USA
2008 May-Jun
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