A fatal case of febrile ulceronecrotic mucha-habermann disease which presenting as toxic epidermal necrolysis

Autor: Chenjing Xing, Hong Shen, Junzhu Xu, Zehu Liu, Jun Zhu, Aie Xu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Indian Journal of Dermatology, Vol 62, Iss 6, Pp 567-567 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0019-5154
1998-3611
DOI: 10.4103/ijd.IJD_631_16
Popis: Febrile ulceronecrotic Mucha-Habermann disease (FUMHD), a severe form of pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta, is an inflammatory dermatosis of unknown etiology manifested by ulcerative and necrotic lesions accompanied by systemic manifestations. The mortality rate of FUMHD is about 15%. It is reported here a case of FUMHD presenting as toxic epidermal necrolysis that resulted in multiple organ failure and death.
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