Vaginal obliteration skin#

After the identification and elimination of all possible causative drugs, management should include aggressive fluid and electrolyte replacement, nutritional support, and use of topical antiseptic preparations with surveillance for secondary infections. Supportive care in a well-equipped unit is the mainstay in the management of SJS.

Vaginal obliteration skin#

Skin lesions occur one to three days after the onset of these symptoms. 2 It generally manifests as fever and influenza-like symptoms. 1 The disease has an immunological pathogenesis, and it is clinically characterized by severe mucocutaneous reactions resulting in epidermal necrosis and mucosal erosions. Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) is a rare and acute life-threatening condition which is almost always precipitated by drugs. Also, we aimed to review the literature to reveal cases which required surgical management for long-term genital sequelae as well as discuss preventive measures. We present the case of a 33-year-old nulligravid woman with distal vaginal synechiae necessitating a surgical approach, which occurred after an episode of SJS. Genital mucositis in female patients may also be an important cause of long-term morbidity secondary to mucosal scarring. Stevens Johnson Syndrome Vaginal obliteration Vaginal reconstruction.

Coskun Salman, Nejat Ozgul and Kunter Yuceĭepartments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey Vaginal Reconstruction for Vaginal Obliteration Secondary to Stevens Johnson Syndrome: A Case Report and Review of Literature