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Vol. 2. Issue 5.
Pages 275-277 (September 2006)
Vol. 2. Issue 5.
Pages 275-277 (September 2006)
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Stevens-Johnson syndrome due to prednisone in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus
Síndrome de Stevens-Johnson secundario a prednisona en un paciente con lupus eritematoso sistémico
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Stevens-Johnson syndrome is a systemic, mucocutaneous disease, frequently related to drugs. We present the case of a 35-year old patient with a diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematous treated with prednisone who developed a Stevens-Johnson syndrome and was treated with methylprednisolone.
Keywords:
Stevens-Johnson syndrome
Systemic lupus erythematosus
Prednisone
El síndrome de Stevens-Johnson es una enfermedad mucocutánea sistémica, asociada frecuentemente a medicamentos. Se presenta el caso de un paciente de 35 años de edad con diagnóstico de lupus eritematoso sistémico en tratamiento con prednisona, que desarrolló un síndrome de Stevens-Johnson que se trató con pulsos de metilprednisolona.
Palabras clave:
Síndrome de Stevens Jonson
Lupus eritematoso sistémico
Prednisona
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