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Overview
Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis is a life-threatening dermatological condition that is frequently induced by a reaction to medications.[1] It is characterized by the detachment of the top layer of skin (the epidermis) from the lower layers of the skin (the dermis) all over the body. There is broad agreement in the medical literature that TEN can be considered a more severe form of Stevens-Johnson syndrome and debate whether it falls on a spectrum of disease that includes erythema multiforme.[2][3]
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- ↑ Farthing P, Bagan J, Scully C (2005). "Mucosal disease series. Number IV. Erythema multiforme". Oral Dis. 11 (5): 261–7. PMID 16120111.