Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine  2001;12(4):541-545

A Case of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome Which Was Misdiagnosed as Sepsis and Infectious Skin Disease.

Sung Koo JUNG 1 ; Myung Chun KIM ; Young Gwan KO

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Keywords

Stevens-Johnson syndrome

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

Abstract

Stevens-Johnson syndrome(SJS) is a rare, life-threatening, drug-induced cutaneous reaction which presents dramatic, unforgettable manifestations. While the characteristic features of the disease are well known universally, many physicians have not seen a case of SJS which may result in delay in recognition and treatment. We report a rare case of SJS, which was initially misiagnosed as sepsis with skin infection and atypical pneumonia on emergency department presentation, and we give a brief review of the literature.