Survivors of Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis have an increased risk of cardiovascular mortality in the year after diagnosis.

First identified by Stevens and Johnson in 1922, SJS and TEN are now recognized as disorders with a continuum of severity, ...

"A new nationwide study in Taiwan reveals that survivors of severe drug reactions—known as Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN)—face a heightened risk of heart disease ...

SJS is believed to be the result of a cell-mediated hypersensitivity reaction to a number of immunologic stimuli including drugs and infectious agents. The differential diagnosis includes other ...

As there is abundant and convincing data supporting the critical role of soluble FasL also in the pathogenesis of SJS/TEN, PC111 could inhibit the mechanisms underlying the progression of this ...