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- noun medicine The
disintegration andexfoliation ofnecrotic tissue
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- noun disintegration and dissolution of dead tissue
Etymologies
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Adzick NS, Kim SH, Bondoc CC, Quinby WC, Remensnyder JP: Management of toxic epidermal necrolysis in a pediatric burn center.
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FDA ALERT 11/24/2008 - FDA is investigating new preliminary data regarding a potential increased risk of serious skin reactions including Stevens Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) from phenytoin therapy in Asian patients positive for a particular human leukocyte antigen (HLA) allele, HLA-B*1502.
Archive 2009-01-01 GreenFertility 2009
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FDA ALERT 11/24/2008 - FDA is investigating new preliminary data regarding a potential increased risk of serious skin reactions including Stevens Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) from phenytoin therapy in Asian patients positive for a particular human leukocyte antigen (HLA) allele, HLA-B*1502.
Caution for Asians on epilepsy drug GreenFertility 2009
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FDA ALERT 12/12/2007: Dangerous or even fatal skin reactions (Stevens Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis), that can be caused by carbamazepine therapy, are significantly more common in patients with a particular human leukocyte antigen (HLA) allele, HLA-B*1502.
Caution for Asians on epilepsy drug GreenFertility 2009
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FDA ALERT 12/12/2007: Dangerous or even fatal skin reactions (Stevens Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis), that can be caused by carbamazepine therapy, are significantly more common in patients with a particular human leukocyte antigen (HLA) allele, HLA-B*1502.
Archive 2009-01-01 GreenFertility 2009
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Discuss The rare, serious side effects listed on drug package inserts -- say, toxic epidermal necrolysis, in which one's skin falls off in large sheets -- are less subject to nocebo effects.
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Since approval, the FDA said it had received 14 reports of serious skin reactions, known as Stevens-Johnson syndrome, or toxic epidermal necrolysis, through January 2008.
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Oh, and watch out for the toxic epidermal necrolysis.
Provigil: As American as Apple Pie Mother Jones RN 2008
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Toxic epidermal necrolysis is exactly as scary as it sounds.
Provigil: As American as Apple Pie Mother Jones RN 2008
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The reactions include toxic epidermal necrolysis and Stevens-Johnson syndrome, characterized by multiple skin lesions, blisters, fever and itching, the agency said.
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