Mi SciELO
Servicios Personalizados
Revista
Articulo
Indicadores
- Citado por SciELO
- Accesos
Links relacionados
- Citado por Google
- Similares en SciELO
- Similares en Google
Compartir
Archivos de la Sociedad Española de Oftalmología
versión impresa ISSN 0365-6691
Resumen
RAMOS CASTRILLO, AI y TEJADA DE PALACIOS. Stevens-Johnson's syndrome after treatment for ocular toxoplasmosis. Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol [online]. 2004, vol.79, n.11, pp.569-572. ISSN 0365-6691.
Clinical case: We present a case of a 9 year-old male, who was treated with sulfadiacine, pirimetamine and folinic acid following diagnosis of an active toxoplasmic chorioretinitis. After 9 days of treatment he developed serious multiorganic mucocutaneous lesions and was diagnosed with Stevens-Johnson's syndrome. Discussion: Stevens-Johnson's syndrome is a potentially fatal multiorganic disease, where drugs are clearly linked as causal factors. Fifty per cent of cases progress to severe ocular disease. The multiorganic aspect of the disease and its severity demand an early diagnosis and a multidisciplinary treatment.
Palabras clave : Ocular Toxoplasmosis; sulfonamides; Stevens-Johnson's syndrome.