title: Toxic epidermal necrolyis after vancomycin use: a case report and discussion of management.
abstract: Vancomycin is a commonly used antibiotic for severe Gram-positive bacterial infections, especially for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus and coagulase-negative staphylococci infections. Nevertheless, only few cases of toxic epidermal necrolysis have been reported since the introduction of Vancomycin into clinical practice. We report a case of a 35-year-old man who presented with multiple facial abscesses and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus bactermia and who was started on Vancomycin and later developed toxic epidermal necrolysis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA. aachange@gmail.com
authors.forename: Avani
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Changela
authors.forename: Hemangkumar
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Javaiya
authors.forename: Kiersten
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rickenback
authors.forename: Ashraf
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Elnawawi
authors.forename: Kinesh
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Changela
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D013262:Stevens-Johnson Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D014640:Vancomycin