Dark skin phototype is associated with more severe ocular complications of Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis

D Thorel; A Delcampe; S Ingen-Housz-Oro; C Hajj; E Gabison; O Chosidow; P Wolkenstein; G Royer; K Ezzedine; M Muraine; J Gueudry

doi:10.1111/bjd.17627

Dark skin phototype is associated with more severe ocular complications of Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis

Br J Dermatol. 2019 Jul;181(1):212-213. doi: 10.1111/bjd.17627. Epub 2019 Apr 29.

Authors

D Thorel¹, A Delcampe^{1

2

3}, S Ingen-Housz-Oro^{3

4

5}, C Hajj⁴, E Gabison², O Chosidow^{3

4

6}, P Wolkenstein^{3

4

6}, G Royer^{3

7}, K Ezzedine^{3

4

5

6}, M Muraine^{1

3}, J Gueudry^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, Charles Nicolle University Hospital, Rouen, France.
² Department of Ophthalmology, Bichat Claude Bernard Hospital, Paris, France.
³ French National Reference Center for Toxic Bullous Dermatoses, Créteil, France.
⁴ Dermatology Department, AP-HP, Henri Mondor Hospital, Créteil, France.
⁵ EA7379 EpiDermE (Epidemiologie en Dermatologie et Evaluation des Thérapeutiques), Université Paris-Est Créteil Val de Marne (UPEC), Créteil, France.
⁶ Université Paris-Est Créteil Val de Marne (UPEC), Créteil, France.
⁷ Ophthalmology Department, AP-HP, Henri Mondor Hospital, Créteil, France.

PMID: 30633324
DOI: 10.1111/bjd.17627

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Eye / immunology*
Eye Diseases / diagnosis*
Eye Diseases / immunology
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Retrospective Studies
Severity of Illness Index
Skin Pigmentation / immunology*
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome / complications*
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome / immunology
Young Adult