STEVENS-JOHNSON SYNDROME SECONDARY TO USE OF AMOXICILLIN

  • Fernanda Coelho Rezende Interna de Medicina/Resident of Internal Medicine, Universidade Gama Filho, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Vinicius Vieira Médico Residente de Clínica Médica/Resident of Medical Clinics, Hospital Municipal Salgado Filho, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Débora Nascimento Souza Médica Residente de Clínica Médica/Resident of Medical Clinics, Hospital Municipal Salgado Filho, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Sílvia Helena das Neves de Araújo Feio Médica Associada do Serviço de Clínica Médica/Associated Consultant of Medical Clinics, Hospital Municipal Salgado Filho, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29021/spdv.71.4.216
Keywords: Stevens-Johnson syndrome, Amoxicillin, Adverse effects

Abstract

The Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, responsible for severe mucocutaneous lesions, usually occurs after exposure to certain medications or after infection and may be related to autoimmune events. The authors describe the case of a patient of 47 years who presented the pathology after being subjected to therapy with amoxicillin. After hospitalization and treatment, it showed satisfactory recovery without presenting significant sequelae.

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Published
2014-07-06
How to Cite
Rezende, F. C., Vieira, V., Souza, D. N., & Feio, S. H. das N. de A. (2014). STEVENS-JOHNSON SYNDROME SECONDARY TO USE OF AMOXICILLIN. Journal of the Portuguese Society of Dermatology and Venereology, 71(4), 533-535. https://doi.org/10.29021/spdv.71.4.216
Issue
Vol 71 No 4 (2013): Outubro - Dezembro
Section
Case Reports

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