dermatology ??? - medplus254

[ArchivalUser]

how would you differntiate b/w Toxic epidermal necrosis n staphylococcal scalded-skin syndrome ? wat to look for in q stem?

thanks

[ArchivalUser]

Systemic signs are common bw TEN & SJN,but what is different is the body surface area involvement

in SJS 30 % of BSA

[ArchivalUser]

sorry,you cannot use greater or lesser sign in this forum it seems

in SJS there is less than 10% of BSA involvement
in TEN there will be more than 30% of BSA involvement

[ArchivalUser]

well my q was diff bwt TEN & staphylococcal scalded-skin syndrome

staphylococcal scalded-skin syndrome: ( toxin mediated)infectious eltiology usually in children< 6
TEN seen in adults usually due to a drug reaction

Exotoxin destroys keratinocyte attachments in the stratum granulosum only (vs. toxic epidermal necrolysis, which destroys the epidermal-dermal junction)

beside this any other points ?

[ArchivalUser]

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