title: [Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis in a hospital in Distrito Federal].
abstract: This study aimed to analyze demographic and clinical aspects of patients diagnosed with Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS) and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN), as well as identifying the actions of health professionals for the management of Adverse Drug Reactions (ADR) in a public hospital in Distrito Federal, Brazil. A descriptive and retrospective research was held, with quantitative approach. Data collected from all the records of 22 patients admitted with diagnosed with SJS and TEN, from January 2005 to September 2012. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Of these cases, 9 were diagnosed with NET and 7, with SJS; there were more females (14); aged from 21 to 40 years (10); 21 were cured; the drugs more used were the antiepileptic ones (10). Fragility in clinical registers and in the actions to monitor the cases of ADR in this health service was observed.
authors.affiliation: Curso de Enfermagem, Centro de Ciências da Vida, Universidade Católica de Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brasil.
authors.forename: Mariane Ferreira Barbosa
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Emerick
authors.affiliation: Curso de Enfermagem, Centro de Ciências da Vida, Universidade Católica de Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brasil.
authors.forename: Mayra Martins Toledo
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.affiliation: Curso de Enfermagem, Centro de Ciências da Vida, Universidade Católica de Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brasil.
authors.forename: Daniella Melo Arnaud Sampaio
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Pedrosa
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina, Fundação de Ensino e Pesquisa em Ciências da Saúde, Brasília, DF, Brasil.
authors.forename: Maria Rita Carvalho Garbi
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Novaes
authors.affiliation: Curso de Enfermagem, Centro de Ciências da Vida, Universidade Católica de Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brasil.
authors.forename: Leila Bernarda Donato
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Gottems
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006767:Hospitals, District; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013262:Stevens-Johnson Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D055815:Young Adult