Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) is a potentially deadly skin disease that is usually the result of an allergic drug reaction, though in rare cases it can also be caused by bacterial infection. The condition is marked by painful lesions on the skin and mucus membranes, and can result in severe scarring and vision damage and blindness. Severe Stevens-Johnson Syndrome is called Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN).
SJS is particularly serious because it can be caused not only by prescription drugs, but by over-the-counter remedies such as ibuprofen. It can be caused by reaction to a long list of drugs. The types of drugs that have been found to cause SJS include:
A complete list of drugs associated with SJS follows:
| Brand Advil Ansaid Bextra Cataflam Celebrex Children’s Advil Clinoril Daypro Dolobid Feldene Indocin Lamictal Lodine Nalfon Mobic Motrin Naprosyn Oruvail Ponstel Relafen Tolectin Septra DS Toradol Vioxx Zithromax |
Generic ibuprofen flurbiprofen valdexocib diclofenac celoxicab motrin sulindac oxaprozin diflunisal piroxicam indomethacin lamotrigine etodolac fenoprofen meloxicam ibuprofen naproxen ketoprofen mefenamic nabumetone tolmetin sulpha antibiotic ketorolac rofecoxib azithromycin |
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