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What is Stevens-Johnson Syndrome?

Contents

Stevens-Johnson Syndrome: Introduction
Types of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
Prognosis
Complications
Other names for Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
Who gets Stevens-Johnson Syndrome?
What causes Stevens-Johnson Syndrome?
What are the symptoms of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome?
Organs Affected by Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
Can anyone else get Stevens-Johnson Syndrome?
How is it treated?
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome: Introduction

What is Stevens-Johnson Syndrome?

Stevens-Johnson Syndrome: A rare but serious condition involving inflammation and blistering of the skin and mucous membranes. It is believed to be an allergic reaction that can occur in response to some drugs or infectious diseases.
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome: A skin and mucous membrane disease characterized by an eruption of macules, papules, nodules, vesicles, and/or bullae with characteristic "bull's-eye" lesions usually occurring on the dorsal aspect of the hands and forearms.
Source - Diseases Database

Stevens-Johnson Syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, or a subtype of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Stevens-Johnson Syndrome as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet

Stevens-Johnson Syndrome: Introduction

Types of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome:

Broader types of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome:

Who gets Stevens-Johnson Syndrome?

Profile for Stevens-Johnson Syndrome: SJS occurs twice as often in men as women, and most cases appear in children and young adults under 30, although it can develop in people at any age. (Source: excerpt from Facts About the Cornea and Corneal Disease: NEI)

Gender Ratio for Stevens-Johnson Syndrome: mild male predominance

How serious is Stevens-Johnson Syndrome?

Complications of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome: see complications of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome

What causes Stevens-Johnson Syndrome?

Causes of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome: see causes of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
Cause of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome: Unclear but possibly a viral infection or an immune-caused adverse drug reaction
Risk factors for Stevens-Johnson Syndrome: see risk factors for Stevens-Johnson Syndrome

What are the symptoms of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome?

Symptoms of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome: see symptoms of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome

Complications of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome: see complications of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome

Can anyone else get Stevens-Johnson Syndrome?

Inheritance: see inheritance of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome

Stevens-Johnson Syndrome: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Stevens-Johnson Syndrome.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Stevens-Johnson Syndrome.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Stevens-Johnson Syndrome: see treatments for Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
Research for Stevens-Johnson Syndrome: see research for Stevens-Johnson Syndrome

Organs Affected by Stevens-Johnson Syndrome:

Organs and body systems related to Stevens-Johnson Syndrome include:

Name and Aliases of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome

Main name of condition: Stevens-Johnson Syndrome

Other names or spellings for Stevens-Johnson Syndrome:

SJS, erythema multiforme major, Fissinger-Rendu syndrome, dermatostomatitis, ectodermosis erosive pluriorificialis, febrile mucocutaneous syndrome, herpes iris, Toxic epidermal necrolysis, Lyell's syndrome

Erythema multiforme, Lyell disease, Scalded skin syndrome, Toxic epidermal necrolysis Source - Diseases Database

Schwartz Jampel Aberfeld syndrome, Spondylo-epimetaphyseal dysplasia with myotonia, Schwartz Jampel syndrome, Myotonic chondrodystrophy, Myotonic myopathy,dwarfism, chondrodystrophy, and ocular and facial abnormalities, SJA syndrome, Lyell's syndrome, Toxic epidermal necrolysis
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Stevens-Johnson Syndrome: