Reconstruction of Major Burns With Stevens–Johnson Syndrome: A Case Report and Literature Review

Author(s):  
Xiaojing Ge ◽  
Yute Sun ◽  
Xin Su ◽  
Fang Zhou ◽  
Gang Yao

Abstract Stevens–Johnson syndrome (SJS) is a severe type of pleomorphic erythema and a rare disorder of the skin and mucous membranes, which can lead to serious infections, pulmonary embolism, acute respiratory distress syndrome, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, and other serious consequences. Patients with SJS are usually treated in burn centers. SJS complicated by severe burns is very rare, and this is associated with a high risk of infection and other more serious complications. With SJS, the availability of donor sites is compromised given the lack of healthy epidermis, and this makes it more difficult to treat. The patient was a 52-year-old man with 45% TBSA burns with 40% TBSA full-thickness burns on both lower limbs. During treatment, his condition was complicated by SJS, renal failure, and respiratory failure. After 31 days, he was transferred to our department. On the 22nd day, the patient recovered from SJS, and after undergoing four skin grafting procedures, the burn wounds healed, and the donor site had healed spontaneously. He was discharged after 86 days of treatment in our department. In conclusion, major burns complicated with SJS are rare clinical presentations. The skin affected by the drug eruptions can be used as a donor site for transplantation to the burn wounds, and this donor area can also heal.

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (Supp 1) ◽  
pp. 26-29
Author(s):  
Thomas Schiestel

Bullous drug eruptions such as Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN) and Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) are rare but known adverse reactions of fluoroquinolones. Although uncommon, TEN can be life-threatening for the patient, especially in the context of delayed treatment and in fragile patients such as the pediatric population. In the present case, TEN occurred in a 13-year-old girl with no medical history following initiation of ciprofloxacin treatment for an inguinal cyst. We hope that the case report will make interrogate the practices concerning the use of antibiotics, in particular fluoroquinolones in the context of an use not prescribed by the Marketing Authorization of the drug in children.


2021 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 54
Author(s):  
Nur Moya Isyroqiyyah ◽  
Gatot Soegiarto ◽  
Yuani Setiawati

Drug hypersensitivity is defined as an untoward response to medication which is noxious and unintended, and which occurs at doses normally used in human either for the prophylaxis, diagnosis, or therapy of disease or for the modification of physiological function. Drug hypersensitivity is common and may cause emergency condition until death. The incidence of drug hypersensitivity-related hospitalizations has usually been assessed within hospitals. The aim of this study is to determine the profile of drug hypersensitivity patients hospitalized at Dr. Soetomo Hospital in 6 months period from January to June 2016. This study was a descriptive retrospective study on medical records of drug hypersensitivity patients hospitalized in Dr. Soetomo Hospital in 6 months period. The patient’s demographic data, the type of hypersensitivity reaction, and the final outcome of the hospitalization were collected. Within the 6 months period, there were 16 drug hypersensitivity patients hospitalized in Dr. Soetomo Hospital. Most of them are female (56.25%), and aged between 46-55 years (25%). There were 4 patients (25%) with type I hypersensitivity: urticaria, angioedema and anaphylaxis; while type IV hypersensitivity occured in 12 patients (75%): Stevens-Johnson syndrome, Stevens-Johnson syndrome-Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis overlap, erythroderma, maculopapular drug eruptions, and DRESS. Most of the patients (87.5%) had favorable outcome after hospitalization. There were 16 patients with drug hypersensitivity reaction hospitalized in Dr. Soetomo Hospital, Surabaya in 6 months period. Most of them were female and had type IV hypersensitivity reactions.


2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (5_suppl) ◽  
pp. 102-102
Author(s):  
Gabriel E. Molina ◽  
Zizi Yu ◽  
Ruth K. Foreman ◽  
Kerry Lynn Reynolds ◽  
Steven T. Chen

102 Background: Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) is a rare, life-threatening mucocutaneous toxicity that can occur in patients receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). ICI-induced SJS is scarcely reported in the literature and thus remains poorly understood, particularly regarding features that may distinguish it from classic SJS. Methods: To describe the timing, clinical manifestations, and treatment course of ICI-induced SJS, this multicenter, retrospective study identified seven patients with SJS in the setting of ICI use from January 2011 through May 2019. Results: All seven patients presented initially as benign, limited drug eruptions after a median of 4 ICI cycles (range, 1-7) and 63 days (range, 13-253 days) from ICI initiation. While none of the patients had prior drug allergies, all 7 were receiving new, recently initiated – i.e., within two months – medications at the time of rash onset. Cases demonstrated characteristic histologic findings of SJS, such as epidermal necrosis, and occasional unusual features, including interface dermatitis. All patients responded favorably and rapidly to systemic therapy, primarily intravenous corticosteroids, with near immediate symptomatic resolution and cessation of progressive skin blistering or detachment. Median length of stay was 11 days and no patients died from SJS. Conclusions: Our cohort defines an atypical SJS-like reaction secondary to ICI use, which is distinct from classic SJS in its delayed onset, mild initial presentation, and rare ocular involvement. The association with concomitant medication use suggests a potential mechanism whereby ICIs reduce patient immune tolerance to subsequent drug exposures. Reassuringly, this atypical SJS-like phenomenon exhibits a benign clinical course and favorable response to standard treatments.


2019 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 54
Author(s):  
Nur Moya Isyroqiyyah ◽  
Gatot Soegiarto ◽  
Yuani Setiawati

Drug hypersensitivity is defined as an untoward response to medication which is noxious and unintended, and which occurs at doses normally used in human either for the prophylaxis, diagnosis, or therapy of disease or for the modification of physiological function. Drug hypersensitivity is common and may cause emergency condition until death. The incidence of drug hypersensitivity-related hospitalizations has usually been assessed within hospitals. The aim of this study is to determine the profile of drug hypersensitivity patients hospitalized at Dr. Soetomo Hospital in 6 months period from January to June 2016. This study was a descriptive retrospective study on medical records of drug hypersensitivity patients hospitalized in Dr. Soetomo Hospital in 6 months period. The patient’s demographic data, the type of hypersensitivity reaction, and the final outcome of the hospitalization were collected. Within the 6 months period, there were 16 drug hypersensitivity patients hospitalized in Dr. Soetomo Hospital. Most of them are female (56.25%), and aged between 46-55 years (25%). There were 4 patients (25%) with type I hypersensitivity: urticaria, angioedema and anaphylaxis; while type IV hypersensitivity occured in 12 patients (75%): Stevens-Johnson syndrome, Stevens-Johnson syndrome-Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis overlap, erythroderma, maculopapular drug eruptions, and DRESS. Most of the patients (87.5%) had favorable outcome after hospitalization. There were 16 patients with drug hypersensitivity reaction hospitalized in Dr. Soetomo Hospital, Surabaya in 6 months period. Most of them were female and had type IV hypersensitivity reactions.


Author(s):  
Richard Groves

Although dermatology is generally considered to be an outpatient specialty relating to conditions of low acuity, a wide array of skin problems can present in the critically-ill patient. Some may reflect pre-existing disease, some may occur as a consequence of treatment, and a small fraction will represent severe or extensive primary skin disease that is best managed in a critical care setting. Important primary dermatological conditions that require intensive care management include erythroderma, toxic epidermal necrolysis/Stevens–Johnson syndrome, widespread drug eruptions and blistering disorders with extensive skin involvement. All patients with extensive skin disease will require expert nursing care in order to mitigate the consequences of skin failure. Thus, low-friction beds, non-adherent primary dressings, careful attention to the prevention of infection, temperature regulation, fluid management, and so on are critical. Life-threatening skin disease requires a carefully coordinated multidisciplinary approach involving dermatologists, intensivists, organ specialists, and specialist nurses to improve long-term outcome.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole S. Gibran ◽  
Jose P. Sterling ◽  
David M. Heimbach

Current approaches to burn management are based on an understanding of the biology and physiology of human skin and the pathophysiology of the burn wound. The clinical evaluation and initial care of a burn wound is described and includes an assessment of burn depth, determining the need for escharatomy and daily burn wound care. Burns can be topical or surgical. Topical burn wounds require choice in the use of antibiotics. Considerations and techniques for surgical burn wound management are described and include early excision and grafting, wound excision, skin grafting, graft and donor-site dressings, postoperative wound care, biologic dressings and skin substitutes, allograft and xenograft skin, cultured epidermal autografts, and skin substitutes. Figures show the two distinct layers of the skin, various types of burns, and both fascial and tangential excision of burn wounds.  This review contains 12 figures, 11 tables, and 61 references. Keywords: Burn wound, graft, partial-thickness, full-thickness, dermis, epidermis,  sloughing, dressing


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole S. Gibran ◽  
Jose P. Sterling ◽  
David M. Heimbach

Current approaches to burn management are based on an understanding of the biology and physiology of human skin and the pathophysiology of the burn wound. The clinical evaluation and initial care of a burn wound is described and includes an assessment of burn depth, determining the need for escharatomy and daily burn wound care. Burns can be topical or surgical. Topical burn wounds require choice in the use of antibiotics. Considerations and techniques for surgical burn wound management are described and include early excision and grafting, wound excision, skin grafting, graft and donor-site dressings, postoperative wound care, biologic dressings and skin substitutes, allograft and xenograft skin, cultured epidermal autografts, and skin substitutes. Figures show the two distinct layers of the skin, various types of burns, and both fascial and tangential excision of burn wounds.  This review contains 12 figures, 11 tables, and 61 references. Keywords: Burn wound, graft, partial-thickness, full-thickness, dermis, epidermis,  sloughing, dressing


2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (14) ◽  
pp. 7527
Author(s):  
Manabu Yoshioka ◽  
Yu Sawada ◽  
Motonobu Nakamura

In accordance with the development of human technology, various medications have been speedily developed in the current decade. While they have beneficial impact on various diseases, these medications accidentally cause adverse reactions, especially drug eruption. This delayed hypersensitivity reaction in the skin sometimes causes a life-threatening adverse reaction, namely Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis. Therefore, how to identify these clinical courses in early time points is a critical issue. To improve this problem, various biomarkers have been found for these severe cutaneous adverse reactions through recent research. Granulysin, Fas ligands, perforin, and granzyme B are recognized as useful biomarkers to evaluate the early onset of Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis, and other biomarkers, such as miRNAs, high mobility group box 1 protein (HMGB1), and S100A2, which are also helpful to identify the severe cutaneous adverse reactions. Because these tools have been currently well developed, updates of the knowledge in this field are necessary for clinicians. In this review, we focused on the detailed biomarkers and diagnostic tools for drug eruption and we also discussed the actual usefulness of these biomarkers in the clinical aspects based on the pathogenesis of drug eruption.


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