Thankyou, much appreciated.
I had never heard of it and spelt it phonetically as the patient said it to
me.
Mark Parsons - Paramedic, Sussex.
It is, though correct spelling may help.
This is the entry from 'Stedman's Medical Dictionary'
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Stevens-Johnson syndrome
a bullous form of erythema multiforme which may be extensive,
involving the mucous membranes and large areas of the body; it may
produce serious subjective symptoms and may have a fatal termination.
See Also: ocular-mucous membrane syndrome. Syn: ectodermosis erosiva
pluriorificialis, erythema multiforme bullosum, erythema multiforme
exudativum, erythema multiforme major.
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Basically there can be a massive loss of skin function from a skin
reaction, often to antibiotics but sometimes to infection.
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Edgware.
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