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Revista alergia México
versión On-line ISSN 2448-9190
Resumen
CARVAJAL-ELIZONDO, Mariela; MONGE-ORTEGA, Olga Patricia; CHINCHILLA-MONGE, Ricardo y QUIROS, Steve. Stevens-Johnson syndrome in a patient with positive lymphocyte transformation test. Rev. alerg. Méx. [online]. 2023, vol.70, n.1, pp.38-42. Epub 25-Ago-2023. ISSN 2448-9190. https://doi.org/10.29262/ram.v70i1.1047.
Background:
Stevens-Johnson syndrome is a severe drug reaction. Sulfonamides have been associated with drug reactions, complications, sequelae, even death.
Case report:
A 40-year-old female patient with a medical history of endometriosis and recently diagnosed chronic inflammatory ulcerative colitis. She was treated at the Allergology service of the San Juan de Dios Hospital of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund, and after 20 days of treatment with sulfasalazine she had a severe drug reaction on the skin, compatible with Stevens-Johnson syndrome. The lymphocyte transformation test was positive, confirming sulfasalazine as the causative agent.
Conclusions:
The lymphocyte transformation test is a useful method that can confirm the causative agent and prevent important complications in the future.
Palabras llave : Stevens-Johnson Syndrome; Severe drug reaction; Sulfonamides; Sulfasalazine; Lymphocyte transformation test.
