Epidermic toxic necrolysis induced by co-trimoxazole
The case report of a 60 years patient with a history of hypertension, reason why she had treatment with nifedipine, who went to the Emergency Room of "Orlando Pantoja Tamayo" Teaching General Hospital in Contramaestre, Santiago de Cuba, due to diarrheical stools, vomits, hyperthermia (38 0...
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| author | Rolando Rodríguez Hernández Mercedes Rodríguez del Toro Carlos Pantoja Prosper |
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| description | The case report of a 60 years patient with a history of hypertension, reason why she had treatment with nifedipine, who went to the Emergency Room of "Orlando Pantoja Tamayo" Teaching General Hospital in Contramaestre, Santiago de Cuba, due to diarrheical stools, vomits, hyperthermia (38 0C) and generalized skin injuries in the type of erythemato-scabby pustules with flictenas and pain is described. The patient referred that she was accustomed to self-medication with co-trimoxazole due to repeated urinary infections and that she was consuming this medication for 3 days. The pathological study showed an epidermic toxic necrolysis (Lyell syndrome). In spite of the medical cares, she had an unfavorable clinical course and she complicated with an acute renal failure, leading to death. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6f28ed56441042dbb6b6971087981f802022-12-21T20:26:18ZspaCentro Provincial de Información de Ciencias MédicasMedisan1029-30192016-11-012011400Epidermic toxic necrolysis induced by co-trimoxazoleRolando Rodríguez Hernández0Mercedes Rodríguez del Toro1Carlos Pantoja Prosper2Hospital General Docente “Orlando Pantoja Tamayo”, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas, Contramaestre, Santiago de CubaHospital General Docente “Orlando Pantoja Tamayo”, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas, Contramaestre, Santiago de CubaPoliclínico Docente América I, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas, Contramaestre, Santiago de CubaThe case report of a 60 years patient with a history of hypertension, reason why she had treatment with nifedipine, who went to the Emergency Room of "Orlando Pantoja Tamayo" Teaching General Hospital in Contramaestre, Santiago de Cuba, due to diarrheical stools, vomits, hyperthermia (38 0C) and generalized skin injuries in the type of erythemato-scabby pustules with flictenas and pain is described. The patient referred that she was accustomed to self-medication with co-trimoxazole due to repeated urinary infections and that she was consuming this medication for 3 days. The pathological study showed an epidermic toxic necrolysis (Lyell syndrome). In spite of the medical cares, she had an unfavorable clinical course and she complicated with an acute renal failure, leading to death.http://medisan.sld.cu/index.php/san/article/view/488necrólisis tóxica epidérmica, síndrome de lyell, cotrimoxazol, automedicación. |
| spellingShingle | Rolando Rodríguez Hernández Mercedes Rodríguez del Toro Carlos Pantoja Prosper Epidermic toxic necrolysis induced by co-trimoxazole Medisan necrólisis tóxica epidérmica, síndrome de lyell, cotrimoxazol, automedicación. |
| title | Epidermic toxic necrolysis induced by co-trimoxazole |
| title_full | Epidermic toxic necrolysis induced by co-trimoxazole |
| title_fullStr | Epidermic toxic necrolysis induced by co-trimoxazole |
| title_full_unstemmed | Epidermic toxic necrolysis induced by co-trimoxazole |
| title_short | Epidermic toxic necrolysis induced by co-trimoxazole |
| title_sort | epidermic toxic necrolysis induced by co trimoxazole |
| topic | necrólisis tóxica epidérmica, síndrome de lyell, cotrimoxazol, automedicación. |
| url | http://medisan.sld.cu/index.php/san/article/view/488 |
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