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Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis From a Cigarette Burn
Toxic epidermal necrolysis is a rare disease that is most often drug-induced but can be of idiopathic origin. We present a case that originated at the site of a cigarette burn to the forearm and review the key elements of physical exam findings and management of this life-threatening dermatological...
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Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine
2010
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2908660/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20823975 |
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| author | Parker, Joshua R. Berkeley, Ross P. |
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| description | Toxic epidermal necrolysis is a rare disease that is most often drug-induced but can be of idiopathic origin. We present a case that originated at the site of a cigarette burn to the forearm and review the key elements of physical exam findings and management of this life-threatening dermatological condition, which needs to be promptly recognized to decrease patient mortality. |
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| spelling | pubmed-29086602010-09-07 Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis From a Cigarette Burn Parker, Joshua R. Berkeley, Ross P. West J Emerg Med Clinical Practice Toxic epidermal necrolysis is a rare disease that is most often drug-induced but can be of idiopathic origin. We present a case that originated at the site of a cigarette burn to the forearm and review the key elements of physical exam findings and management of this life-threatening dermatological condition, which needs to be promptly recognized to decrease patient mortality. Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine 2010-05 /pmc/articles/PMC2908660/ /pubmed/20823975 Text en Copyright © 2010 the authors. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/. |
| spellingShingle | Clinical Practice Parker, Joshua R. Berkeley, Ross P. Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis From a Cigarette Burn |
| title | Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis From a Cigarette Burn |
| title_full | Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis From a Cigarette Burn |
| title_fullStr | Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis From a Cigarette Burn |
| title_full_unstemmed | Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis From a Cigarette Burn |
| title_short | Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis From a Cigarette Burn |
| title_sort | toxic epidermal necrolysis from a cigarette burn |
| topic | Clinical Practice |
| url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2908660/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20823975 |
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