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Fuchs Syndrome with Isolated Oral Mucosa Lesions due to Severe Herpes Simplex Cheilitis in a Patient with Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) is a severe dermatological disease classically characterized by erythematous target lesions and mucosal involvement. Fuchs syndrome is an incomplete presentation of SJS which has oral, conjunctival and genital manifestations but no skin lesions. To the best of our know...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9067420/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35520365 http://dx.doi.org/10.12890/2022_003278 |
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author | Eyer, Gian-Carlo Heidemeyer, Kristine Exadaktylos, Aristomenis Ziaka, Mairi |
author_facet | Eyer, Gian-Carlo Heidemeyer, Kristine Exadaktylos, Aristomenis Ziaka, Mairi |
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description | Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) is a severe dermatological disease classically characterized by erythematous target lesions and mucosal involvement. Fuchs syndrome is an incomplete presentation of SJS which has oral, conjunctival and genital manifestations but no skin lesions. To the best of our knowledge, our case of Fuchs syndrome in an 80-year-old man is the first such case related to herpes simplex virus (HSV)-1 infection to be described. Our patient quickly recovered following IVIG therapy, although specific treatment is still a topic of discussion. Research is required on this poorly understood dermatological disease to determine optimum therapy. LEARNING POINTS: We report a case of Fuchs syndrome in an elderly man after HSV-1 cheilitis. Therapy always includes discontinuation of the causative drug. Specific therapy for Stevens-Johnson syndrome and Fuchs syndrome is still a topic of discussion, although we noted marked improvement following the administration of IVIG therapy. |
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spelling | pubmed-90674202022-05-04 Fuchs Syndrome with Isolated Oral Mucosa Lesions due to Severe Herpes Simplex Cheilitis in a Patient with Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura Eyer, Gian-Carlo Heidemeyer, Kristine Exadaktylos, Aristomenis Ziaka, Mairi Eur J Case Rep Intern Med Article Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) is a severe dermatological disease classically characterized by erythematous target lesions and mucosal involvement. Fuchs syndrome is an incomplete presentation of SJS which has oral, conjunctival and genital manifestations but no skin lesions. To the best of our knowledge, our case of Fuchs syndrome in an 80-year-old man is the first such case related to herpes simplex virus (HSV)-1 infection to be described. Our patient quickly recovered following IVIG therapy, although specific treatment is still a topic of discussion. Research is required on this poorly understood dermatological disease to determine optimum therapy. LEARNING POINTS: We report a case of Fuchs syndrome in an elderly man after HSV-1 cheilitis. Therapy always includes discontinuation of the causative drug. Specific therapy for Stevens-Johnson syndrome and Fuchs syndrome is still a topic of discussion, although we noted marked improvement following the administration of IVIG therapy. SMC Media Srl 2022-04-04 /pmc/articles/PMC9067420/ /pubmed/35520365 http://dx.doi.org/10.12890/2022_003278 Text en © EFIM 2022 This article is licensed under a Commons Attribution Non-Commercial 4.0 License |
spellingShingle | Article Eyer, Gian-Carlo Heidemeyer, Kristine Exadaktylos, Aristomenis Ziaka, Mairi Fuchs Syndrome with Isolated Oral Mucosa Lesions due to Severe Herpes Simplex Cheilitis in a Patient with Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura |
title | Fuchs Syndrome with Isolated Oral Mucosa Lesions due to Severe Herpes Simplex Cheilitis in a Patient with Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura |
title_full | Fuchs Syndrome with Isolated Oral Mucosa Lesions due to Severe Herpes Simplex Cheilitis in a Patient with Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura |
title_fullStr | Fuchs Syndrome with Isolated Oral Mucosa Lesions due to Severe Herpes Simplex Cheilitis in a Patient with Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura |
title_full_unstemmed | Fuchs Syndrome with Isolated Oral Mucosa Lesions due to Severe Herpes Simplex Cheilitis in a Patient with Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura |
title_short | Fuchs Syndrome with Isolated Oral Mucosa Lesions due to Severe Herpes Simplex Cheilitis in a Patient with Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura |
title_sort | fuchs syndrome with isolated oral mucosa lesions due to severe herpes simplex cheilitis in a patient with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9067420/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35520365 http://dx.doi.org/10.12890/2022_003278 |
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