scholarly journals A Case Report of Steven Johnson Syndrome

Author(s):  
Archana Dhengare ◽  
Ranjana Sharma ◽  
Sonali Waware ◽  
Pranali Wagh

Introduction: In 1922, two doctors, Albert Mason Stevens and Frank Johnson, examined purulent conjunctivitis.” Background: Stevens-Johnson syndrome was named after them as a result of their study. The incidence rate is 7 cases per million populations per year. Case Presentation: Master Yash Ghudam was brought to AVBRH by his parents with chief complaints of fever since 5 days and erythematous lesions all over body since 3 days. History of present illness: Patient was apparently alright 5 days back, and then he started having fever which was of high grade and was not associated with chills and rigor. Patient was treated on OPD basis and the symptoms of an unexplained disease in two young boys, aged 7 and 8, who had "an unusual, generalised eruption of continued fever, inflamed buccal mucosa, and extreme some antibiotic was given, but there was no relief, after 2 days there was ulcers formation inside the mouth for which some ointment and syrup becosule was started. But lesions were increasing. 3 days back the lesions first appeared on chest then got spread to legs and hands. For which patient was admitted in Chandrapur hospital from were the patient was referred to AVBRH for further management. Interventions: The patient was treated the patient was started on intravenous and orally Cortecosteroids, Omnacortil 10mg, Antibiotics- Inj. Ceftriaxone1gm IV 12 hourly [100mg/kg/day], inj. Amikacin 150mg IV 12 hourly [15mg/kg/day], Syp. Mucaine gel 2tsp BD – swish and swallow), Syp. Cital  2.5ml TDS, Tab. Chymoral Forte  TDS, Inj. Pantop 20mg IV 24 hourly (1mg/kg/dose). Pandya’s Formula: Syp. Gelusil 5ml, Syp. Benadryl 5ml, Syp. Omnacortil 5ml.  Skin allograft: It has been planned. Conclusion: In this study, we mainly focus on medical management and outstanding nursing care helped prevent farther complication. Overall, the patient's reaction was positive, though recovery time from Steven johnson syndrome varies from person to person, taking weeks, months, or even years. However, only a small number of people completely recover, while some have long-term consequences. She took a long time to get back on her feet.

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nyoman Yoga Maya Pramita ◽  
Prima Saraswati Sanjiwani Sudarsa ◽  
Ratih Purnamasari Nukana

Introduction: Steven Johnson Syndrome (SJS) is life-threatening skin reaction, it is a mucocutaneous disorder induced by immune complex-mediated hypersensitivity reaction. Most frequent offending agents are antibiotic, antiretroviral and aromatic anticonvulsants. Problems arise when these drugs are required for long-term use and necessary for several health conditions. These case series aim to describe SJS and provide replacement therapy especially inpatient with epilepsy.Case report: A 37 years old female was consulted from neurology department with chief complaints an erythematous rash on her chest, back upper and lower extremities accompanied with fever, the patient also complaint erosions on her lips. She had history of seizure and was prescribe Carbamazepine. Carbamazepine was replaced and patient treated with dexamethasone intravenously. After 1 week of admitted there is an improvement.Conclusion: Steven Johnson Syndrome (SJS) is a life-threatening disease, the replacement of the suspected drugs and appropriate therapy can improve the prognosis of patient. 


2019 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 193-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yam Bahadur Roka ◽  
Sabrina Shrestha ◽  
Narayani Roka ◽  
Mohan Karki

Steven Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis are rare but potentially life threatening muco-cutaneous disorders. Their incidence ranges from 1.2 to six per million patient-years for Steven Johnson syndrome and 0.4 to 1.2 per million patient-years for toxic epidermal necrolysis. Drugs are the primary cause for these syndromes in majority cases. They might also be due to infections with Mycoplasma Pneumoniae or Herpes Simplex. The mortality ranges from five to 40% in these cases. We report a 10-year old girl who presented with history of multiple skin eruptions involving whole body and oral ulceration for five days. She was a known case of seizure disorder on phenytoin and had been prescribed Cefexime for fever. She was managed with intravenous fluids, corticosteroids, opiates, antacids and topical antibiotics. We want to highlight the possibility of Steven Johnson syndrome following the combination of these two drugs.


2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 35-38
Author(s):  
Himani Prajapati ◽  
Neetu Bala ◽  
Dinesh Kansal

Introduction: Severe and life-threatening SJS is more common with nevirapine than with other NNRTIs Case presentation: A 56-year-old male patient presented with a complaint of lesions all over the body with a burning sensation for 4 days. He was on an ART regimen, containing zidovudine, lamivudine, and efavirenz combination for 4 years. But patient accidentally started nevirapine and after 10 days he developed maculopapular lesions which were diagnosed as SJS syndrome. There was a history of rash with nevirapine when ART was started initially in 2012. This incident of an adverse event could be assigned a term "probable" according to the WHO-UMC scale for causality assessment as the re-challenge was found positive. Conclusion: Physicians and patients must be aware of this adverse effect on early diagnosis and treatment.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
Bader S. AlQahtani ◽  
Abdulaziz A. Alshamrani ◽  
Raed E. Alsulami ◽  
Jose M. Vargas

Background. Implantable collamer lens (ICL) might rarely cause complications that warrant explantation. Here, we presented a case of inverted ICL that has undergone explantation after a 10-year duration. Case Presentation. A 49-year-old male with past ocular history of ICL implantation 10 years ago presented complaining of progressive decrease of visual acuity in the left eye for a long time. On examination, decreased visual acuity, anterior subcapsular cataract, and low ICL vault were noted. The anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS OCT) showed inverted ICL. The ICL was explanted, and cataract surgery was done. Conclusion. Inverted ICL should be kept in mind as a rare cause of long-term poor visual acuity in patient with a history of ICL surgery.


2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maho Iwamoto ◽  
Tsugumichi Koshinaga ◽  
Eri Fujita ◽  
Manabu Hanada ◽  
Shuichiro Uehara ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Anastomotic or perianastomotic ulcers present with symptoms such as chronic anaemia and occult bleeding as long-term complications of bowel resection performed in infancy. Case presentation Herein, we describe a 15-year-old girl with a history of surgery for meconium obstruction without mucoviscidosis in infancy who was hospitalized with chief complaints of presyncope and convulsions. Seven hours after admission, she developed melena and went into shock. An emergency laparotomy was performed, and a Dieulafoy lesion was detected near the site of ileal anastomosis from the surgery that had been performed during infancy. Conclusions Although overt massive lower gastrointestinal bleeding necessitating emergency care is rare in the long term after infant bowel resection, Dieulafoy lesions can cause serious bleeding, requiring rapid life-saving haemostatic procedures.


2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 3465-3466
Author(s):  
Dr Gargi.H. Pathak ◽  
Dr Anuya Chauhan ◽  
Dr Dhriti Shukla

Stevens Johnson syndrome is an acute self limited disease presenting with  severe mucosal erosions with widespread erythematous, cutaneous macules or atypical targets .The  majority of cases are drug induced affecting oral and perioral region. A 3 year old male child presented with chief complaints of fever, cough, cold , breathlessness and extensive rashes on the skin of face , oral mucosa, neck, abdomen, erythema of conjunctiva , ulceration of eyelid and oral cavity. The reaction was evoked after consumption of tab oxcarbamezapine   since 10  days . He was treated with corticosteroids   , antimicrobial drugs and oral topical anesthetic agents. Health care providers must be careful regarding the adverse effects of drugs especially the allergic manifestations like anaphylaxis and  Steven Johnson syndrome which are potentially fatal conditions. The most commonly and widely prescribed drug regimens should also be used judiciously and continuously monitored to prevent such a fatal adverse drug reaction.


Cornea ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 39 (6) ◽  
pp. 745-753
Author(s):  
Yamato Yoshikawa ◽  
Mayumi Ueta ◽  
Hideki Fukuoka ◽  
Tsutomu Inatomi ◽  
Isao Yokota ◽  
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