aetiology
Last reviewed 02/2023
Stevens-Johnson is caused by the same factors which cause erythema multiforme, but is seen more often as a response to drugs such as sulphonamide, some sedatives, NSAID's penicillins and tetracyclines (1).
It may also occur as a result of
- infection - Mycoplasma pneumoniae (most frequent infectious cause in children), Herpes simplex, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, hepatitis B virus, Epstein-Barr virus, group A streptococci and orf
- neoplasia
- other systemic disease (inflammatory bowel disease) (1).
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