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Toxic epidermal necrolysis in a patient on atorvastatin therapy expressing human leukocyte antigen alleles: A case report.
Medicine - 22 Jan 2021
Lv Meina, Jiang Shaojun, Fu Jinglan, Liu Yuxin, Lian Siheng, Zhang Jinhua
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RATIONALE: Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) is a rare, severe mucosal response of the skin associated with a high mortality rate. TEN is most commonly caused by drugs, and is characterized by extensive skin epidermal exfoliation. PATIENT CONCERNS: A 68-year-old woman presented with a rash that had persisted for four days. The patient who had undergone a mitral valve replacement 1 month prior and was taking...
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