Document Type
Article
Department
Internal Medicine
Abstract
Objective: A pre-tested questionnaire-based, retrospective study to highlight the causative factors, mode of presentation, complications and outcome of patients with Stevens Johnson syndrome.SETTING: Aga Khan University Hospital over a 10 year period.Methods: All case records with a diagnosis of Steven Johnson Syndrome in the period 1990 to 2000 were retrospectively reviewed. Data was retrieved on a comprehensive questionnaire. The demographic variatbles and drugs taken within the previous 21 days were noted. Date analysis was done by Epi-Info Version 6.0.Results: Of the 101 studied patient files, the most common offender was found to be the Penicillins as a group and Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine (Fansidar) when considering all drugs individually. Most common complications included electrolyte disturbances (13.9%) and congestive heart failure (6.9%). Mortality rate was high at 10.1%.CONCLUSION: SJS was found to be a rare condition but having a mortality rate of 10.1%. As it can be induced by a large number of drugs, caution should be practiced while prescribing.
Publication (Name of Journal)
Journal of Pakistan Medical Association
Recommended Citation
Ahmed, Y. I.,
Azeem, S.,
Khan, O.,
Majid, T. H.,
Ahmed, D.,
Amin, A.,
Mahmood, A.,
Hameed, K.
(2004). Stevens Johnson syndrome in Pakistan: a ten-year survey. Journal of Pakistan Medical Association, 54(6), 312-315.
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