Simvastatin-induced Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis

Emmanouil Petrou; Vasiliki Karali; Emmanouil Papadakis

doi:10.1016/S2221-6189(14)60072-X

Journal of Acute Disease (Jan 2014)

Simvastatin-induced Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis

Emmanouil Petrou,
Vasiliki Karali,
Emmanouil Papadakis

Affiliations

Emmanouil Petrou: Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece
Vasiliki Karali: First Department of Propaedeutic and Internal Medicine, Athens University Medical School, Athens, Greece
Emmanouil Papadakis: First Department of Propaedeutic and Internal Medicine, Athens University Medical School, Athens, Greece

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2221-6189(14)60072-X
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 3, no. 4
pp. 335 – 336

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Toxic epidermal necrolysis comprises a severe immune-complex mediated hypersensitivity reaction that typically involves the skin and mucous membranes. Herein, we describe a 68-year -old man who presented with the condition after simvastatin administration.

Published in Journal of Acute Disease

ISSN: 2221-6189 (Print); 2589-5516 (Online)
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Country of publisher: India
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid
Website: https://journals.lww.com/joad/Pages/default.aspx

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