Performance of the SCORTEN in Taiwanese patients with Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis

Background: Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) are rare drug-related skin conditions that are potentially life-threatening with a 20–30% mortality rate. A severity-of-illness score specified for SJS and TEN, SCORTEN, was developed in 2000. Until now, no study of SCOR...

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Published in:	Dermatologica Sinica
Main Authors:	Yu-Ling Ho, Yun-Ting Chang, Yu-Tseng Chu, Shiao-Chi Wu
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2010-03-01
Subjects:	SCORTEN Stevens-Johnson syndrome Toxic epidermal necrolysis
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S102781171060002X