Stevens-Johnson syndrome induced by doxycycline

Cutis. 2007 Feb;79(2):119-22.

Abstract

Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) is an acute mucocutaneous eruption nosologically related to erythema multiforme (EM) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN). Medications are the most common triggering factors for SJS, with anticonvulsants, sulfonamides, penicillins, allopurinol, and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) most commonly implicated. SJS is very rarely associated with tetracyclines. We report a case of doxycycline-induced SJS in a 46-year-old man.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Doxycycline / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Infections / drug therapy
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Stevens-Johnson Syndrome / chemically induced*
  • Stevens-Johnson Syndrome / pathology
  • Tooth Diseases / drug therapy

Substances

  • Doxycycline