TOXIC EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS IN A PATIENT WITH HIV AFTER DIPYRONE INTAKE

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.63845/ekgk5735

Keywords:

Drug Eruptions, Dipyrone, Skin Diseases Viral

Abstract

The authors report the case of a 63-year-old patient with HIV who did not adhere to treatment and with a personal history of use of dipyrone a few days before looking for medical treatment, hospitalized for traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage, who presented with Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN) during hospitalization and died due to infectious complications of the condition. TEN can be of pharmacological, infectious or tumor etiology and may have a mortality rate of more than 30% of cases. This work aims to present this disease, which requires early diagnosis and treatment, aiming to reduce infectious complications and reduce the unfavorable outcome of patients who develop it.

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Author Biographies

  • Rebeca Ferraz Koteski, Hospital Universitário Cajuru

    Residente de Cirurgia Plástica do Hospital Universitário Cajuru/PR

  • Valdemar Pereira da Rocha Junior, Hospital Universitário Cajuru

    Residente de Cirurgia Plástica do Hospital Universitário Cajuru/PR

  • Lucas Rodrigues de Souza, Hospital Universitário Cajuru

    Residente de Cirurgia Plástica do Hospital Universitário Cajuru/PR

  • Regina Maria Goolkate, Hospital Universitário Cajuru

    Residente de Cirurgia Plástica do Hospital Universitário Cajuru/PR

  • Fernando Kupper, Hospital Universitário Cajuru

    Cirurgião Plástico, Preceptor do Hospital Universitário Cajuru/PR

  • Dayson Luiz Nicolau dos Santo, Hospital Universitário Cajuru

    Cirurgião Plástico, Preceptor do Hospital Universitário Cajuru/PR

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Published

2022-04-28

How to Cite

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Ferraz Koteski R, Pereira da Rocha Junior V, Rodrigues de Souza L, Maria Goolkate R, Kupper F, Luiz Nicolau dos Santo D. TOXIC EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS IN A PATIENT WITH HIV AFTER DIPYRONE INTAKE. Rev. Arq Catarin Med [Internet]. 2022 Apr. 28 [cited 2026 Sep. 21];51(1):104-9. Available from: https://revista.acm.org.br/arquivos/article/view/1199

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