Outcomes of Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis in HIV-infected patients when using systemic steroids and/or intravenous immunoglobulins in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
Antoinette V ChateauNcoza Cordelia DlovaHalima DawoodColleen AldousPublished in: Southern African journal of HIV medicine (2019)
HIV-infected SJS and TEN patients were treated in a tertiary dermatology ward with a treatment plan of skin care, and a combination of systemic corticosteroids and IVIG respectively had a survival rate of 97%.
Keyphrases
- hiv infected patients
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv infected
- south africa
- newly diagnosed
- end stage renal disease
- healthcare
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- hiv positive
- palliative care
- wound healing
- prognostic factors
- human immunodeficiency virus
- high dose
- quality improvement
- case report
- soft tissue
- pain management
- chronic pain
- smoking cessation