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01-05-2014 | Oral presentation
Toxic epidermal necrolysis in lenalidomide treated patient with HIV
Authors:
V Mahalakshmi, M Krishnakanth, S Adikrishnan, Gayathri R Adithya, S Murugan, S Anandan, R Sudha
Published in:
BMC Infectious Diseases
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Special Issue 3/2014
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Excerpt
Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN) is a rare and acute life threatening mucocutaneous reaction characterized by extensive necrosis and detachment of the epidermis, most commonly drug induced. Lenalidomide is a derivative of thalidomide used in treatment of multiple myeloma, myelodysplastic syndromes. We present a case of TEN in lenalidomide treated patient of multiple myeloma with HIV. …
