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| Year : 2012 | Volume
: 44
| Issue : 2 | Page : 272-273 |
Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis induced by rarely implicated drugs
Sujit Rajagopalan1, Sharonjeet Kaur1, Sunil Dogra2, Nusrat Shafiq1, Ashish Bhalla3, Promila Pandhi1, Samir Malhotra1
1 Department of Pharmacology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India
2 Department of Dermatology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India
3 Department of Internal Medicine, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India
Correspondence Address:
Nusrat Shafiq
Department of Pharmacology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.93871
Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN) and Steven-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) are serious disorders commonly caused as idiosyncratic reactions to drugs, the most common ones being oxicams, anticonvulsants, allopurinol, and sulfonamides. We present a case of TEN in a patient who developed the lesions after ingesting multiple drugs including paracetamol, metoclopramide, antihistamines, and multivitamins. These drugs have rarely been implicated in this disorder. The suspected drugs in this case were paracetamol and metoclopramide. However, the role of other drugs could not be ruled out definitely. The patient was managed with antibiotics, corticosteroids, and parenteral fluids and recovered well.
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