Treatment

  • Discontinue suspected drug #1
  • Maintain fluid, and nutritional management
  • Wound care
  • TEN: admit to burn unit, necrotic tissue debridement

Detached areas: petroleum jelly + non adherent dressing

Orifices coverage: topical antibiotic ointment or 

Eye care: ophthalmology consult, daily cleansing with isotonic sterile sodium chloride solution, ophthalmic antibiotic ointment, antibiotic eyedrops

Mouth care: frequent rinsing with isotonic sterile sodium chloride solution 

Anogenital region and interdigital spaces: silver nitrate solution (0.5%) 

Possible effective medication: 

  • TNF-α inhibitors 
  • Cyclosporine
  • Other controversial are Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG)