A CASE REPORT ON AMOXICILLIN INDUCED STEVENS- JOHNSON SYNDROME

Abstract

Steven-Johnson syndrome (SJS) is a rare, serious disorder of the skin and mucous membrane that is usually a reaction to medication. It usually starts with flu-like symptoms, followed by a painful rash that spreads and blisters. Other symptoms include Fever, sore mouth and throat, Fatigue, burning eyes, extensive skin and mucous membrane lesions (i.e., mouth, nose, esophagus, anus, and genitalia), epidermis detachment, and acute skin blisters. In 95% of case reports, drugs were identified to be an important cause for the development of SJS. The below is a case report of A 37-year-old male patient hospitalized with rashes over the body and fever, after oral consumption of Amoxicillin drug for cough and sore throat through OTC prescription. The patient has taken three doses of Amoxicillin and due to lack of awareness on Adverse drug reactions, the patient ignored the rashes that were developed after the first dose. This case study discusses the possibility of serious hypersensitivity reactions with Amoxicillin that rarely occur and can be extremely harmful and life threatening, brief knowledge on Stevens-Johnson syndrome and also some of the preventive measures to control the adverse reactions due to drugs.