Vancomycin-Induced Stevens-Johnson Syndrome in a Boy Under 2 Years Old: An Early Diagnosis by Granulysin Rapid Test

Vancomycin-Induced Stevens-Johnson Syndrome in a Boy Under 2 Years Old: An Early Diagnosis by Granulysin Rapid Test

Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) is a life-threatening disease, which is mainly ascribed to drugs, such as sulfonamides and psychoepileptics. In this article, we present a pediatric case of vancomycin-induced SJS and an alternative diagnostic algorithm. The patient presented with multiple target-like...

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Main Authors: You-Cheng Lin, Ji-Nan Sheu, Wen-Hung Chung, Ren-You Pan, Chu-Ju Hung, Jen-Jung Cheng, Yu-Ping Hsiao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
vancomycin
Stevens-Johnson syndrome
granulysin rapid test
Algorithm of Drug Causality for Epidermal Necrolysis score
modified T-cell activation assay
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fped.2018.00026/full

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