toxic epidermal necrolysis

‘Blistering over 60pc of body’: Singapore issues alert after nine hospitalised for modafinil, armodafinil side effects in past year

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SINGAPORE, March 11 — Nine individuals were hospitalised in Singapore over the period of one year since February 2024 due to serious skin reactions after consuming modafinil or armodafinil, according to the country’s Health Sciences Authority (HSA). HSA said these cases follow an earlier warning in November 2023 when three consumers were hospitalised for serious … Read more

SJS/TEN Survivors Show Lasting Cardiovascular Mortality Risk

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TOPLINE: A study showed that survivors of Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) had an increased risk for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, which peaked within the first year and remained elevated for up to 7 years after the initial SJS/TEN diagnosis. METHODOLOGY: A retrospective study evaluated survivors of SJS/TEN from Taiwan’s National Health … Read more