title: Supportive therapy for a patient with toxic epidermal necrolysis undergoing plasmapheresis.
abstract: A patient with severe toxic epidermal necrolysis underwent 2 cycles of therapeutic plasma exchange and received specialized wound care for widespread skin damage of more than 80% of his body surface area. Extensive involvement of mucous membranes, including the conjunctivas and the oropharyngeal cavity, and damage of his genitourinary organs required meticulous wound care. Daily care of injuries of tissues affected only in the most severe cases of toxic epidermal necrolysis was provided by an experienced intensive care unit nursing team. A meticulous supportive therapy regimen was a major contributing factor to this patient's remission.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland.
authors.forename: Bozena
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Seczynska
authors.forename: Ilona
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nowak
authors.forename: Aurelia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sega
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kozka
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wodkowski
authors.forename: Wieslaw
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Królikowski
authors.forename: Wojciech
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Szczeklik
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D064648:Critical Care Nursing; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010956:Plasmapheresis; D013262:Stevens-Johnson Syndrome / Q000451:nursing* / Q000628:therapy*