Boosting effect of cyclosporine on corticosteroids in the acute management of toxic epidermal necrolysis
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https://doi.org/10.18203/issn.2455-4529.IntJResDermatol20202663Keywords:
Corticosteroid, Cyclosporin, TENAbstract
Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) is a life-threatening dermatological emergencies. It is a rare, acute mucocutaneous disorder that usually occur secondarily as an idiosyncratic reaction to certain drugs. Prompt identification and discontinuation of the causative drug is mandatory along with adequate supportive care like proper hydration, minimize the number of skin manipulation, prevention of secondary infections. Many immunosuppressive modalities have been tried with variable results. In this manuscript, we reported 12 consecutive cases of TEN presented to our hospital over a period of 2 years from 2017 to 2019. All the cases presented with varying percentage of skin blistering and mucosal involvement secondary to an offending drug. The incriminated drug was discontinued, supportive care was initiated along with combination therapy of cyclosporine and corticosteroids as immunosuppressants. The clinical presentation, etiological drugs and treatment protocol followed and its efficacy will be described in details.
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