Mucositis, conjunctivitis but no rash - The "atypical Stevens - Johnson syndrome"

Acute Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 81-82

  McGouran, D C R ^a   Petterson, T ^a   McLaren, J M ^a   Wolbinski, M P ^a  

^a HUTT HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Atypical Stevens Johnson syndrome; Mycoplasma pneumoniae; Stevens Johnson syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CONJUNCTIVITIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EXANTHEMA; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MOUTH MUCOSA; MUCOSITIS; STEVENS-JOHNSON SYNDROME;

EID: 79956318145     PISSN: 17474884     EISSN: 17474892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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