Alahmadi Duaa, Ahmed Azhar, Shaheen Esraa, Ozbuk Ahmed, Borhan Wala
Ministry of Health, Medinah.
King Fahad General Hospital, Madinah.
Dermatol Reports. 2024 Jan 30;16(4):9853. doi: 10.4081/dr.2024.9853. eCollection 2024 Nov 21.
Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) is a life-threatening acute mucocutaneous syndrome. It is characterized by keratinocyte necrosis and apoptosis, which affect more than 30% of the body's surface. TEN is most commonly due to an altered immunological response to specific drugs, infections, and malignancies, or it can be idiopathic. The combination of TEN and COVID-19 can have a fatal outcome if not recognized and promptly treated. Therefore, fast reporting of such cases will draw doctors' attention to quick and right intervention. In this article, we present a 66-year-old patient with a clinical presentation of toxic epidermal necrolysis along with a coexisting COVID-19 infection. To our knowledge, this is the first case of TEN in a patient diagnosed with SARS CoV-2 infection in Saudi Arabia.
中毒性表皮坏死松解症(TEN)是一种危及生命的急性黏膜皮肤综合征。其特征为角质形成细胞坏死和凋亡,累及身体表面超过30%的面积。TEN最常见的病因是对特定药物、感染和恶性肿瘤的免疫反应改变,也可能是特发性的。如果未被识别并及时治疗,TEN与新冠肺炎的合并感染可能会导致致命后果。因此,快速报告此类病例将引起医生对迅速且正确干预的关注。在本文中,我们介绍了一名66岁的患者,其临床表现为中毒性表皮坏死松解症并合并新冠肺炎感染。据我们所知,这是沙特阿拉伯首例被诊断为感染新型冠状病毒2的患者出现TEN的病例。