Toxic epidermal necrolysis in a 5-year-old boy - case report

Authors

  • Pavan Puri Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology – Nair Hospital Dental College – Mumbai – 400008 – India.
  • Sana Shaikh Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology – Nair Hospital Dental College – Mumbai – 400008 – India.
  • Adesh Kakade Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry – Nair Hospital Dental College – Mumbai – 400008 – India.
  • Rajiv Desai Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology – Nair Hospital Dental College – Mumbai – 400008 – India.
  • Rahul Rahinj Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry – Nair Hospital Dental College – Mumbai – 400008 – India.
  • Pankaj Shirsat Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology – Nair Hospital Dental College – Mumbai – 400008 – India.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14295/bds.2016.v19i4.1253

Abstract

Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) and Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) are considered a spectrum of acute life-threatening mucocutaneous reaction that differ only in severity, often induced by drugs. Varicella-zoster virus has been rarely reported as an etiological agent in TEN. Our case report highlights the association of varicella-zoster virus and TEN in a 5-year-old boy.

Keywords: Life-threatening, Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), Varicella-zoster virus.

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Published

2016-11-29

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 4 (2016): Oct. - Dec. / 2016 - Published November 2016

Section

Case Report or Clinical Technique