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A Review of the Pathogenesis of Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis.
Journal of Nippon Medical School = Nippon Ika Daigaku zasshi - 1 Jan 2016
Kinoshita Yuri, Saeki Hidehisa
Abstract excerpt
Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) is a rare skin condition, most often drug-induced, known for its skin detachment and high mortality. In general, acute TEN is considered a T-cell mediated, type IV hypersensitivity disorder. It mostly results from a cumulative effect of risks from the drug structure, drug metabolism, HLA alleles and T cell clonotypes. However, the precise mechanism of TEN is still unknown....
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