Epidermal Necrolysis, Toxic
"Epidermal Necrolysis, Toxic" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An exfoliative disease of skin seen primarily in adults and characterized by flaccid bullae and spreading erythema so that the skin has the appearance of being scalded. It results primarily from a toxic reaction to various drugs, but occasionally occurs as a result of infection, neoplastic conditions, or other exposure.
MeSH Number(s)
C17.800.174.600.350
C20.543.206.380.350
C25.723.276.505.350
Concept/Terms
Epidermal Necrolysis, Toxic- Epidermal Necrolysis, Toxic
- Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
- Epidermal Necrolyses, Toxic
- Necrolyses, Toxic Epidermal
- Necrolysis, Toxic Epidermal
- Toxic Epidermal Necrolyses
- Scalded Skin Syndrome, Nonstaphylococcal
- Lyell's Syndrome
- Lyell Syndrome
- Lyells Syndrome
- Syndrome, Lyell's
- Nonstaphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome
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