what is Stevens Johnson syndrome?

Answer 1

Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) is a severe and life-threatening condition. It is thought to be a hypersensitivity complex affecting the skin and the mucous membranes.

There is agreement in the medical literature that Stevens-Johnson syndrome can be considered milder form of toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN). However, there is debate whether it falls on a spectrum of disease that includes erythema multiforme; many consider erythema multiforme (EM) to be unrelated to SJS and TEN.

Some classify SJS as a severe expression of erythema multiforme, and it occasionally referred to as erythema multiforme major

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Answer 2

Stevens Johnson syndrome is a severe skin disorder where the skin literally falls off (called "sloughing) the way it does with major burns. Most major burn centers in the US are in debate over whether or not to treat the disease, which is usually treated the same way as a major burn. I work for the Washington, DC area's number 1 burn center and we won't take those cases, but other nearby centers will.

Answer 3

http://www.skinassn.org/