Research Article | Open Access
Volume 2022 - 1 | Article ID 246 | http://dx.doi.org/10.51521/IJMHR.2022.1212
Academic Editor: John Bose
Boompagu Benjamin Samuel, Gaggera Balaji, Talari
Sreenivasulu
Pharma D
Intern, Santhiram College of Pharmacy, NH-44, Nandyal-518501
Corresponding Author:
Boompagu Benjamin Samuel, Pharm D Intern student, Department of Pharmacy
Practice, Santhiram College of Pharmacy in association with Santhiram Medical
College and General Hospitals, Nandyal-518501, Mobile No: +919182754726, Mail
ID: benju.samuel12@gmail.com
Citation: Samuel BB, Balaji G, Sreenivasulu T (2022)
A Case Report On Leptospirosiswithsecondary Steven Johnson Syndrome. Int J Med
Healthcare Rep, 1(2); 1-3.
Copyright: Samuel
BB © 2022, This is an open-access article distributed under the terms
of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits
unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the
original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Leptospirosis
is a bacterial infection caused by Leptospirae Interrogans which may cause
fever, Muscle tenderness, Jaundice, Skin rashes, abdominal pain. Steven Johnson
Syndrome is a dermatological reaction of the skin & mucosa resulted in
serious clinical outcomes. In this case most frequent cutaneous reactions are observed.
It is also termed as life threatening mucocutaneous disease. In this case (we
are reporting that) the patient developed drug induced SJS due to usage of
drugs like Cefuroxime & Paracetamol/Acetaminophen. It is one of the most
severe adverse drug reactions seen in this reporting case. We are reporting
that the patient developed rashes & fluid filled lesions on skin all over
the body like face, trunk, upper& lower limbs including Genital region
within 3 days. These lesions got ruptured to form erosions with ulcers at the
site. In this case the patient was treated with systemic steroidal therapy, Antibiotics,
supportive care treatment along with some of the topical creams.
Keywords:
SJS, Leptospirosis,
Mucocutaneous, Hypersensitivity, Hyperpigmentation, Corticosteroids
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