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)