Post-traumatic stress disorder in Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis: prevalence and risk factors. A prospective study of 31 patients.
L HefezK ZaghbibEmilie SbidianL Valeyrie-AllanoreM AllainT A DuongA ColinF BellivierH RomanoNicolas De ProstK ChazelasO ChosidowP WolkensteinS Ingen-Housz-OroPublished in: The British journal of dermatology (2018)
Despite frequent prescription of hydroxyzine at the acute phase, almost one-quarter of patients with SJS/TEN had PTSD at 6 months. A systematic psychiatric evaluation should be offered regularly for at least 1 year after the acute disease phase.