A 7-year-old boy with toxic epidermal necrolysis, heart failure, and sepsis treated with the guidance of invasive hemodynamic monitoring: A case report

Amir Saeed; Nima Mehdizadegan

doi:10.1002/ccr3.4430

A 7-year-old boy with toxic epidermal necrolysis, heart failure, and sepsis treated with the guidance of invasive hemodynamic monitoring: A case report

Clin Case Rep. 2021 Jul 6;9(7):e04430. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.4430. eCollection 2021 Jul.

Authors

Amir Saeed¹, Nima Mehdizadegan²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics Division of Intensive Care Unit Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Shiraz Iran.
² Cardiovascular Research Center Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Shiraz Iran.

Abstract

Toxic epidermal necrolysis is a rare immunological disease that is secondary to some medications or upper respiratory infections, with more than 30% involvement of skin and mucosa. Herein, we describe a 7-year-old boy with TEN, heart failure, and sepsis treated with the guidance of an invasive hemodynamic monitoring device.

Keywords: Toxic epidermal necrolysis; case report; heart failure; invasive hemodynamic monitoring; sepsis; skin.

Publication types

Case Reports