Journal article
Beneficial Therapeutic Effect of Plasmapheresis After Unsuccessful Treatment With Corticosteroids in Two Patients With Severe Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
Abstract
Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) is a rare, life-threatening disease with a high mortality rate. It is linked to drug toxicity and characterized by epidermal necrolysis with mucositis and conjunctivitis. Treatment is not established due to the unknown pathogenesis and lack of randomized clinical trials. It is mostly based on withdrawal of the culprit drug and symptom-related approach. The role of corticosteroids and plasmapheresis in the …
Authors
Szczeklik W; Nowak I; Seczynska B; Sega A; Krolikowski W; Musial J
Journal
Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, Vol. 14, No. 3, pp. 354–357
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
6 2010
DOI
10.1111/j.1744-9987.2009.00800.x
ISSN
1744-9979