%0 Journal Article
%T Cephazolin-Induced Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis Treated with Intravenous Immunoglobulin and N-Acetylcysteine
%A Carlos Saavedra
%A Paola C¨˘rdenas
%A H¨Śctor Castellanos
%A Kateir Contreras
%A J. R. Castro
%J Case Reports in Immunology
%D 2012
%I Hindawi Publishing Corporation
%R 10.1155/2012/931528
%X Toxic epidermal necrolysis is the most severe form of drug-induced skin reaction and includes denudation of >30% of total body surface area. The mechanism of disease is not completely understood, but immunologic mechanisms, cytotoxic reactions, and delayed hypersensitivity seem to be involved. We report a case of cephazolin-induced toxic epidermal necrolysis treated with intravenous immunoglobulin and N-acetylcysteine with excellent response.
%U http://www.hindawi.com/crim/immunology/2012/931528/