AN APPROACH TO THE MANAGEMENT OF TOXIC EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS IN A BURNCENTER

Authors
GREEN D LAW E STILL JM
Citation
D. Green et al., AN APPROACH TO THE MANAGEMENT OF TOXIC EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS IN A BURNCENTER, Burns, 19(5), 1993, pp. 411-414
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Dermatology & Venereal Diseases","Emergency Medicine & Critical Care
Journal title
Burns → ACNP
ISSN journal
03054179
Volume
19
Issue
5
Year of publication
1993
Pages
411 - 414
Database
ISI
SICI code
0305-4179(1993)19:5<411:AATTMO>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
Toxic epidermal necrolysis syndrome, a life-threatening skin disorder, requires specialized nursing care to optimize survival. The similarit y of the condition to partial skin thickness burns suggests that manag ement on a burn unit is an effective means of therapy. A review of eig ht patients treated at our Burn. Center emphasizes the ned for aggress ive team management of the condition.