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HIV/AIDS-Related Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
Stevens-Johnson syndrome may be induced by HIV pregnant women taking antibiotics
July 4th, 2005
HIV infection plus pregnancy and antibiotics may induce Stevens-Johnson syndrome in women with severely altered immune systems. According to a recently published case report from the United States, "Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis are life-threatening dermatologic disorders that are more common in the setting of a compromised immune system. "We present the case of a pregnant patient with known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection who presented with Stevens-Johnson syndrome after treatment with antibiotics for a urinary tract infection." "A young woman at 33 4/7 weeks of gestation with known HIV...
Source: OBGYN & Reproduction Week (2005-07-04)
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