DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2018.v06i08.021

Pages: 568-569

Steven Johnson Syndrome (SJS) is one of the severe forms of cutaneous adverse drug reactions (CADRs), also known as erythema multiforme majus, it is a potentially fatal condition that manifests widely on the skin and mucosal surfaces, but also other vital organ. In 95% of case reports, drugs were found to be an important cause for the development of SJS. In this case report, a female presented to the emergency with thready pulse, blood pressure not recordable, fever and skin erosions all over the body. She was transferred to the skin ward where she was diagnosed as a case of SJS due to antituberculous therapy (ATT). She was advised corticosteroids, third generation cephalosporin and to stop the offending drugs. She recovered well and was discharged after seven days. Causality assessment was done by Naranjo’s scale. Scorten scale was used for severity assessment.