title: Risk estimates for drugs suspected of being associated with Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis: a case-control study.
abstract: The purpose of this case-control study is to estimate the risks of Stevens-Johnson syndrome or toxic epidermal necrolysis associated with the use of specific drugs. The suspected cases were identified from the computerized hospital discharge file. We calculated crude relative risks and adjusted them for confounding by multivariate analysis. The analysis was based on 35 cases and 105 controls. This study showed that the use of carbamazepine, phenytoin and allopurinol is most associated with the risks in the oriental population.
authors.affiliation: Graduate Institute of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: M-S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Y-S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.forename: R-F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Pwu
authors.forename: Y-H
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: N-C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Chang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000493:Allopurinol / Q000009:adverse effects; D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / Q000009:adverse effects; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000009:adverse effects; D000963:Antimetabolites / Q000009:adverse effects; D002220:Carbamazepine / Q000009:adverse effects; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D010672:Phenytoin / Q000009:adverse effects; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013262:Stevens-Johnson Syndrome / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000209:etiology*; D013624:Taiwan / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic; D000927:Anticonvulsants; D000963:Antimetabolites; D002220:Carbamazepine; D010672:Phenytoin; D000493:Allopurinol