Toxic epidermal necrolysis. A case report

Abstract

Patient of 36-year-old, prisoner is reported with a history of diabetes mellitus, arterial hypertension and gouty arthritis which one has  treatment ,the patient was  received by doctors at the  General Teaching Hospital "Dr. A Gostinho Net "with fever, ocular and oral burning, erythema in skin face and upper limbs. The patient evolve un days  to flaking or peeling of the oral and conjunctival mucus, skin of the face, neck, previous and posterior  chest, lumbar  region, and upper and lower limbs. It was Diagnosed toxic epidermal necrolysis, loss of 80% body surface skin (epidermis and superficial dermis), with bad health situation, is assisted by a multidisciplinary doctors staff and cured at day 14.