Toxic epidermal necrolysis in hemodialysis patient

نویسندگان

1 Department of Pharmacy Management, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India

2 Department of Nephrology, Kasturba Medical College, Kasturba Hospital, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India

3 Department of Nephrology, Kasturba Medical College, Kasturba Hospital, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India

4 Department of Pathology, Kasturba Medical College, Kasturba Hospital, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India

5 Department of Nephrology, Kasturba Medical College, Kasturba Hospital, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India

6 Department of Pharmacy Management, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India

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چکیده

Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) is a rare and life-threatening allergic drug reaction. We report a 26-year-old young female with end-stage renal disease on maintenance hemodialysis developing TEN while on filgrastim and phenytoin. It was successfully treated with intravenous immunoglobulins and steroids.