Medications can cause potentially fatal Stevens Johnson Syndrome

Stevens Johnson Syndrome is a rare condition which is usually caused by medications. SJS can be fatal and includes symptoms such as rash, blisters, red patches on skin, blisters in mucous membranes, eyelid swelling, red eyes, persistent fever, flu-like symptoms and conjunctivitis. Doctors and patients need to be watchful for this condition whenever a new medication is taken. Greater awareness leads to earlier diagnosis and better prognosis. Treatment can involve antibiotics, oral steroids, IV steroids or IV immunoglobulin. Any drug can cause the condition but it is most commonly associated with drugs containing sulfa, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories, anticonvulsives and antigout drugs. SJS occurs in 2-7 (600-2,000) people per million population in the US annually. A family is currently suing the makers of Advil after their 3 year old daughter allegedly died from SJS caused by the drug. The parents claim that they were not made aware of the risks.

Source: summary of medical news story as reported by Red Nova

Related Disease Topics:

• Stevens Johnson Syndrome
• SJS

Related Symptom Topics:

• Rash
• Blisters
• Red patches on skin
• Blisters in mucous membranes
• Eyelid swelling
• Red eyes
• Persistent fever
• Flu-like symptoms
• Conjunctivitis

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About: Medications can cause potentially fatal Stevens Johnson Syndrome

Date: 14 February 2005

Source: Red Nova

URL: http://www.rednova.com/news/display/?id=127656

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• Cause of blisters
• Cause of red patches on skin
• Cause of blisters in mucous membranes
• Cause of eyelid swelling
• Cause of red eyes
• Cause of persistent fever
• Cause of flu-like symptoms
• Cause of conjunctivitis
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• Diagnosis and blisters
• Diagnosis and red patches on skin
• Diagnosis and blisters in mucous membranes
• Diagnosis and eyelid swelling
• Diagnosis and red eyes
• Diagnosis and persistent fever
• Diagnosis and flu-like symptoms
• Diagnosis and conjunctivitis
• Risk and rash
• Risk and blisters
• Risk and red patches on skin
• Risk and blisters in mucous membranes
• Risk and eyelid swelling
• Risk and red eyes
• Risk and persistent fever
• Risk and flu-like symptoms
• Risk and conjunctivitis
• Undiagnosed and rash
• Undiagnosed and blisters
• Undiagnosed and red patches on skin
• Undiagnosed and blisters in mucous membranes
• Undiagnosed and eyelid swelling
• Undiagnosed and red eyes
• Undiagnosed and persistent fever
• Undiagnosed and flu-like symptoms
• Undiagnosed and conjunctivitis
• Medical malpractice and rash
• Medical malpractice and blisters
• Medical malpractice and red patches on skin
• Medical malpractice and blisters in mucous membranes
• Medical malpractice and eyelid swelling
• Medical malpractice and red eyes
• Medical malpractice and persistent fever
• Medical malpractice and flu-like symptoms
• Medical malpractice and conjunctivitis
• Medication and rash
• Medication and blisters
• Medication and red patches on skin
• Medication and blisters in mucous membranes
• Medication and eyelid swelling
• Medication and red eyes
• Medication and persistent fever
• Medication and flu-like symptoms
• Medication and conjunctivitis
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• Side effect and red patches on skin
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• Side effect and red eyes
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• Side effect and flu-like symptoms
• Side effect and conjunctivitis
• Medication
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