News Tagged ‘HIV

Girl suffers SJS after receiving tetanus shot

A 7-year-old girl who received a tetanus shot along with several other children at school is now in Sentra Medika Hospital in Cimanggis, Depok, receiving treatment for Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS), according to The Jakarta Globe.

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Study focuses on eye complications from SJS/TEN

chart eye exam 150x150A group of researchers has found that patients with Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS) or toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) who have ocular complications are more likely to have late complications with their eyes and thus should undergo ophthalmologic screening, according to the February 2009 edition of the Archives of Dermatology. The cohort study focused on the acute and late ocular manifestations of and its more severe form, TEN, and how to identify predictors for the development of ocular complications.

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HIV treatment linked to slight risk of SJS/TEN

intelence bottle lr1 109x150Drug maker Tibotec, which specializes in innovative therapeutic and diagnostic solutions for infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS, is seeking approval from the FDA for its latest HIV treatment, Intelence, based on data from its phase-three studies of the drug when used in combination with other antiretroviral agents, according to a press release from Hays Pharma, a global pharmaceutical and biotech staffing and recruitment business.

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HIV medication carries warning of SJS

The FDA recently approved safety labeling revisions for darunavir tablets, also known as Prezista, to warn of adverse reactions including skin rashes and Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS), according to MedScape.

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Taiwanese researchers pinpoint genetic marker for SJS

The serious adverse reaction to medication known as Stevens Johnson Syndrome, or , is rare in the U.S. and most countries, occurring in about one person per million each year. However, doctors at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Taipei, Taiwan, have seen as many as 40 to 50 cases of in only a year. “Sometimes we see two or three in a single week,” says Ghung Wen-Hung, a researcher at Chang Gung, who was quoted in the Taipei Times.

Researchers like Wen-Hung are asking why.

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Chinese doctor’s discovery may lead to treatment for SJS

A Chinese dermatologist believes he may have found a human protein that can lead to treatment for the severe and progressive skin disease, Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS), according to the Taipei Times.

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