Case Report on Stevan Jonson Syndrome

Steven Johnson syndrome SJS is named after Steven and Johnson who coined the term in 1922. SJS is a sever hypersensitivity reaction that can be precipitated by infection, vaccination, systemic disease, physical agent, food and drugs. the drugs that cause SJS commonly are antibacterial sulfonamide , anticonvulsants phenytoin, Phenobarbital and carbamazepine , NSAIDs oxidant derivatives and oxide inhibitors allopurinol . This syndrome may present as a nonspecific febrile illness malaise, headache, cough, rhinorrhea with oral and pre oral involvement, polymorphic lesion of skin and mucous membranes characterized by acute blister and erosion, it is rare condition with increase of 0.05 to 2 persons per million population per year. Parimala L | Kannika Kamali. D "Case Report on Stevan Jonson Syndrome" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-7 | Issue-1 , February 2023, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd52713.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/medicine/other/52713/case-report-on-stevan-jonson-syndrome/parimala-l