Dong Yoon Kang, James Yun, Suh-Young Lee, Young-Il Koh, Da Woon Sim, Sujeong Kim, Young Hee Nam, Jung-Won Park, Sae Hoon Kim, Young-Min Ye, Hye-Kyung Park, Min-Hye Kim, Young-Koo Jee, Jae-Woo Jung, Min-Suk Yang, Sang-Heon Kim, Jun Kyu Lee, Cheol-Woo Kim, Gyu Young Hur, Mi-Yeong Kim, Seoung Ju Park, Yong Eun Kwon, Jeong-Hee Choi, Joo-Hee Kim, Sang Hyon Kim, Hyen O La, Min-Gyu Kang, Chan Sun Park, Sang Min Lee, Yi Yeong Jeong, Hee-Kyoo Kim, Hyun Jung Jin, Jae-Won Jeong, Jaechun Lee, Yong Won Lee, Seung Eun Lee, Myoung Shin Kim, Hye-Ryun Kang
BACKGROUND: Because severe cutaneous adverse reactions (SCARs), such as Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS), toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), and drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) rarely occur, clinical data based on large-scale studies are still lacking. OBJECTIVE: To provide information on culprit drugs and clinical characteristics, including morbidity and mortality of SCARs based on a nationwide registry. METHODS: SCAR cases that occurred from 2010 to 2015 were recruited to the Korean SCAR registry from 34 tertiary referral hospitals...
February 2021: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology in Practice