Toxic epidermal necrolysis

Introduction: Toxic epidermal necrolysis

Description of Toxic epidermal necrolysis

Toxic epidermal necrolysis (medical condition): A skin condition causing widespread blisters to erupt...more »

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Toxic epidermal necrolysis: A skin and mucous membrane disease characterized by an eruption of macules, papules, nodules, vesicles, and/or bullae with characteristic "bull's-eye" lesions usually occurring on the dorsal aspect of the hands and forearms.
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Toxic epidermal necrolysis: Related Topics

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Toxic epidermal necrolysis: Rare Disease

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Toxic epidermal necrolysis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Toxic epidermal necrolysis, or a subtype of Toxic epidermal necrolysis, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
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Toxic epidermal necrolysis as a Disease

Toxic epidermal necrolysis (medical condition): See Toxic epidermal necrolysis (disease information).
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Toxic epidermal necrolysis: Related Diseases

Toxic epidermal necrolysis: Toxic epidermal necrolysis is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Skin conditions
• Drug-related conditions
• Poisoning, overdose, toxicity or adverse reactions

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Toxic epidermal necrolysis as a Symptom

Toxic epidermal necrolysis (symptom): See Toxic epidermal necrolysis (symptom information).

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Toxic epidermal necrolysis: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Toxic epidermal necrolysis:

• Lyell's syndrome
• Steven Johnson syndrome
• erythema multiforme
• immunoglobins
• cyclophosphamide
• plasmapheresis
• pentoxyifyline
• N-acetylcysteine
• ulinastatin
• infliximab
• cyclosporin

Terms associated with Toxic epidermal necrolysis:

Terms Similar to Toxic epidermal necrolysis:

• Stevens-Johnson syndrome
• Erythema multiforme
• Lyell disease
• Scalded skin syndrome

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• Stevens-Johnson syndrome
• Lyell's syndrome

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