Frontiers in Medicine (Oct 2023)

Updates in SJS/TEN: collaboration, innovation, and community

  • Madeline E. Marks,
  • Ramya Krishna Botta,
  • Riichiro Abe,
  • Thomas M. Beachkofsky,
  • Isabelle Boothman,
  • Bruce C. Carleton,
  • Wen-Hung Chung,
  • Ricardo R. Cibotti,
  • Roni P. Dodiuk-Gad,
  • Roni P. Dodiuk-Gad,
  • Roni P. Dodiuk-Gad,
  • Christian Grimstein,
  • Akito Hasegawa,
  • Jay H. Hoofnagle,
  • Shuen-Iu Hung,
  • Benjamin Kaffenberger,
  • Daniela Kroshinsky,
  • Rannakoe J. Lehloenya,
  • Michelle Martin-Pozo,
  • Robert G. Micheletti,
  • Maja Mockenhaupt,
  • Keisuke Nagao,
  • Suman Pakala,
  • Amy Palubinsky,
  • Helena B. Pasieka,
  • Helena B. Pasieka,
  • Helena B. Pasieka,
  • Jonathan Peter,
  • Munir Pirmohamed,
  • Melissa Reyes,
  • Hajirah N. Saeed,
  • Jeffery Shupp,
  • Chonlaphat Sukasem,
  • Jhih Yu Syu,
  • Mayumi Ueta,
  • Li Zhou,
  • Wan-Chun Chang,
  • Patrice Becker,
  • Teresa Bellon,
  • Kemberlee Bonnet,
  • Gianpiero Cavalleri,
  • James Chodosh,
  • Anna K. Dewan,
  • Arturo Dominguez,
  • Xinzhong Dong,
  • Elena Ezhkova,
  • Esther Fuchs,
  • Jennifer Goldman,
  • Sonia Himed,
  • Simon Mallal,
  • Alina Markova,
  • Kerry McCawley,
  • Allison E. Norton,
  • David Ostrov,
  • Michael Phan,
  • Arthur Sanford,
  • David Schlundt,
  • Daniel Schneider,
  • Neil Shear,
  • Kanade Shinkai,
  • Eric Tkaczyk,
  • Jason A. Trubiano,
  • Simona Volpi,
  • Charles S. Bouchard,
  • Sherrie J. Divito,
  • Elizabeth J. Phillips

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2023.1213889
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10

Abstract

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Stevens-Johnson Syndrome/Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (SJS/TEN) is a predominantly drug-induced disease, with a mortality rate of 15–20%, that engages the expertise of multiple disciplines: dermatology, allergy, immunology, clinical pharmacology, burn surgery, ophthalmology, urogynecology, and psychiatry. SJS/TEN has an incidence of 1–5/million persons per year in the United States, with even higher rates globally. One of the challenges of SJS/TEN has been developing the research infrastructure and coordination to answer questions capable of transforming clinical care and leading to improved patient outcomes. SJS/TEN 2021, the third research meeting of its kind, was held as a virtual meeting on August 28–29, 2021. The meeting brought together 428 international scientists, in addition to a community of 140 SJS/TEN survivors and family members. The goal of the meeting was to brainstorm strategies to support the continued growth of an international SJS/TEN research network, bridging science and the community. The community workshop section of the meeting focused on eight primary themes: mental health, eye care, SJS/TEN in children, non-drug induced SJS/TEN, long-term health complications, new advances in mechanisms and basic science, managing long-term scarring, considerations for skin of color, and COVID-19 vaccines. The meeting featured several important updates and identified areas of unmet research and clinical need that will be highlighted in this white paper.

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