SEVERE LIFE THREATENING AMOXICILLIN RELATED STEVENS JOHNSON SYNDROME IN A GERIATRIC PATIENT

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dc.contributor.authorÖnder, Elif
dc.contributor.authorGüngör, Adem
dc.contributor.authorCelbek, Goekhan
dc.contributor.authorCecen, Faruk
dc.contributor.authorYıldırım, Umran
dc.contributor.authorGurlevik, Zehra
dc.contributor.authorCinemre, Hakan
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-30T23:31:55Z
dc.date.available2020-04-30T23:31:55Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.departmentDÜ, Tıp Fakültesi, Dahili Tıp Bilimleri Bölümüen_US
dc.descriptionWOS: 000276780900007en_US
dc.description.abstractStevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS) is a severe skin reaction related to drugs and infections, characterized by fever, stomatitis and conjunctivitis. Although seen in all age groups it is more common in the 2nd and 4th decades. SJS is rare in the elderly. Many drug related SJS cases have been reported in literature but amoxicillin related SJS cases are rare. In this article, a case of amoxicillin related severe SJS in a geriatric patient during treatment of pneumonia has been reported. A 74 year old patient admitted to our emergency room with severe skin lesions, swollen red eyelids and dyspnoea after the second day of amoxicillin treatment. He was hospitalized with a diagnosis of acute renal failure, pneumonia and severe drug eruption (SJS). After clinical and histopathological evaluations, the severe skin lesions were diagnosed as amoxicillin related SJS and intravenous corticosteroid therapy was initiated. Steroid therapy led to a marked improvement in skin lesions and was decreased gradually and stopped. Use of beta-lactam antibiotics and especially amoxicillin is common in all age groups including the geriatric patients. It should be kept in mind that, although rare, amoxicillin related severe life threatening skin lesions (SJS) may develop in elderly patients.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage40en_US
dc.identifier.issn1304-2947
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ4en_US
dc.identifier.startpage36en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12684/4529
dc.identifier.volume13en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/Aen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isotren_US
dc.publisherGunes Kitabevi Ltd Stien_US
dc.relation.ispartofTurk Geriatri Dergisi-Turkish Journal Of Geriatricsen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectStevens Johnson Syndromeen_US
dc.subjectAmoxicillinen_US
dc.subjectGeriatric age groupen_US
dc.titleSEVERE LIFE THREATENING AMOXICILLIN RELATED STEVENS JOHNSON SYNDROME IN A GERIATRIC PATIENTen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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