What is Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS) and what are its symptoms?
Stevens Johnson Syndrome is a skin disease resulting from a side effect of a drug reaction and is also referred to as toxic epidermal necrolysis. Stevens Johnson Syndrome is also referred to as dermatostomatitis, Stevens Johnson type, ectodermosis erosiva pluriorificialis, erythema multiforme exudativum, erythema polymorphe, Lyell’s Syndrome, and febrile mucocutaneous syndrome. SJS can be painful and even deadly. Soreness or bleeding in the mucous membranes of the lips, mouth, eyes, nasal passages, and genitals are the symptoms of Stevens Johnson Syndrome.
