Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) associated with herbal medication use in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 491-493

  Hemmige, Vagish ^a   Jenkins, Erin ^a   Lee, Jhee Un ^b   Arora, Vineet M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Complementary and alternative medicine; Drug toxicity; Herbal medication; Systemic lupus erythematosus; Toxic epidermal necrolysis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLINDAMYCIN; FUROSEMIDE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; IRON; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; WARFARIN;

ACIDOSIS; ACUTE KIDNEY TUBULE NECROSIS; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DECUBITUS; FEMALE; GLOMERULOPATHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY BIOPSY; LABORATORY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCH BIOPSY; SKIN NECROSIS; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; TOXIC EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS;

EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS, TOXIC; FEMALE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS;

EID: 78651485248     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.639     Document Type: Article

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