Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), also known as Lyell`s syndrome, is a rare, life-threatening skin condition that is usually caused by a reaction to drugs. The disease causes the top layer of skin (the epidermis) to detach from the lower layers of the skin (the dermis), all over the body. TEN is a more severe form of Stevens–Johnson syndrome. T....
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(from the article `infectious disease`) ...by either. The staphylococcus also can cause a severe skin infection that strips the outer skin layers off the body and leaves the underlayers ...
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A syndrome in which a large portion of the skin becomes intensely erythematous with epidermal necrosis, and peels off in the manner of a second-degree burn, often simultaneous with the formation of flaccid bullae, resulting from drug sensitivity or of unknown cause; the level of separation is subepidermal, unlike staphylococcal scalded skin syndrom...
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a life-threatening skin disorder characterized by blistering and peeling of the top layer of skin.
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(TEN) Type: Term Definitions: 1. a syndrome in which a large portion of the skin becomes intensely erythematous with epidermal necrosis and peels off in the manner of a second-degree burn, often simultaneous with the formation of flaccid bullae, resulting from drug sensitivity or of unknown cause; the level of separation is subep...
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A severe skin disorder caused by a reaction to medicine where the top layer of skin starts blistering and peeling. Dermatologists can treat this type of skin reaction.
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a life threatening skin disorder characterized by blistering and peeling of the top layer of skin.
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a severe rash in which the outer layers of skin blister and peel off
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a life threatening skin disorder characterized by blistering and peeling of the top layer of skin.
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Cutaneous lesions with 2 forms in humans: Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSSS) which is seen generally in children and is caused by the elaboration of an exfoliating toxin from S. aureus. TEN (Lyell's disease) is the adult form which is identical clinically, but thought to be caused by a different factor.
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a life-threatening skin disorder characterized by blistering and peeling of the top layer of skin.
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A severe skin disorder caused by a reaction to medicine where the top layer of skin starts blistering and peeling. Dermatologists can treat this type of skin reaction.
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a life-threatening skin disorder characterized by blistering and peeling of the top layer of skin.
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