title: Toxic epidermal necrolysis in Stevens--Johnson syndrome.
abstract: Three cases are described in which Stevens-Johnson syndrome progressed in the course of a few days to toxic epidermal necrolysis. Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, allopurinol in combination with hydrochlorothiazide, phenytoin and possibly ampicillin were implicated in the causation of the disease.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D013262:Stevens-Johnson Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy