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Amniotic membrane transplantation in a 2-month-old infant with toxic epidermal necrolysis
PURPOSE: To report a case of 2-month-old boy with Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS)/Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) and ocular involvement that was successfully treated with cryopreserved amniotic membrane transplantation (AMT). OBSERVATION: A 2-month-old otherwise healthy boy was referred to Boston C...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7820027/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33521381 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajoc.2021.101017 |
Sumario: | PURPOSE: To report a case of 2-month-old boy with Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS)/Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) and ocular involvement that was successfully treated with cryopreserved amniotic membrane transplantation (AMT). OBSERVATION: A 2-month-old otherwise healthy boy was referred to Boston Children's Hospital with extensive rash and desquamation concerning for SJS/TEN. A skin biopsy was performed which showed full-thickness epidermal necrosis. AMT was performed at the bedside under general anesthesia. A combination of tobramycin and dexamethasone ointment was prescribed four times per day. On reassessment two weeks following AMT, the entire ocular surface had healed with no signs of conjunctival and/or corneal inflammation or ulceration. CONCLUSION AND IMPORTANCE: To the best of our knowledge, our case represents the youngest patient with SJS/TEN to be managed by AMT and one of very few cases where acetaminophen is suspected to be the offending agent. This case highlights the efficacy of AMT at such a young age and feasibility of performing the procedure at bedside in these patients It also highlights that SJS/TEN can develop at such young age. |
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