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Overview

Causes

There are different triggers for Stevens Johnson Syndrome Include Drug induced, Infections, Some systemic and Autoimmune disease among others.

Drug Induced SJS:

One of the main triggers to cause SJS is the drug induced reaction

Infection Induced SJS

SJS can be caused by infections, usually following viral infections:

Some bacterial infections may be associated with SJS, including following:

  • Group A- Beta Hemolytic streptococci
  • Mycoplasma Pneumoniae
  • Diptheria
  • Brucellosis
  • Typhoid fever
  • Mycobacteria

Other Causes

References

  1. Levi N, Bastuji-Garin S, Mockenhaupt M, Roujeau JC, Flahault A, Kelly JP; et al. (2009). "Medications as risk factors of Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis in children: a pooled analysis". Pediatrics. 123 (2): e297–304. doi:10.1542/peds.2008-1923. PMID 19153164.
  2. Halevy S, Ghislain PD, Mockenhaupt M, Fagot JP, Bouwes Bavinck JN, Sidoroff A; et al. (2008). "Allopurinol is the most common cause of Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis in Europe and Israel". J Am Acad Dermatol. 58 (1): 25–32. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2007.08.036. PMID 17919772.
  3. Hällgren J, Tengvall-Linder M, Persson M, Wahlgren CF (2003). "Stevens-Johnson syndrome associated with ciprofloxacin: a review of adverse cutaneous events reported in Sweden as associated with this drug". J Am Acad Dermatol. 49 (5 Suppl): S267–9. doi:10.1016/S0190. PMID 14576649.
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  5. Raksha MP, Marfatia YS (2008). "Clinical study of cutaneous drug eruptions in 200 patients". Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 74 (1): 80. PMID 18193504.
  6. Fagot J, Mockenhaupt M, Bouwes-Bavinck J, Naldi L, Viboud C, Roujeau J (2001). "Nevirapine and the risk of Stevens-Johnson syndrome or toxic epidermal necrolysis". AIDS. 15 (14): 1843–8. doi:10.1097/00002030-200109280-00014. PMID 11579247.
  7. Devi K, George S, Criton S, Suja V, Sridevi P (2005). "Carbamazepine--the commonest cause of toxic epidermal necrolysis and Stevens-Johnson syndrome: a study of 7 years". Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 71 (5): 325–8. PMID 16394456.
  8. Stevens-Johnson Syndrome-emerg/555 at eMedicine


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