Stevens-Johnson syndrome and abuse of anabolic steroids

• DOI: 10.5125/jkaoms.2017.43.1.57
• Publication Date: 2017-03-07T19:04:26Z
• Authors: Serena Cocca; Massimo Viviano
• Keywords: Mucocutaneous zone; Anabolic steroid; Burning Sensation; Erythema; Steroid use; Skin patch

Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) is characterized by mucocutaneous tenderness and typical hemorrhagic erosions, erythema epidermal detachment presenting as blisters areas of denuded skin. SJS often observed after drug use well bacterial or viral infections. Several drugs are at high risk inducing SJS, but there no cases in the English literature regarding anabolic steroid triggering SJS. In our paper, we describe a case which androgenic steroids (AAS) was associated with The patient participated competitive body-building regularly took variable doses AAS. Initial symptoms (headache, weakness, pharyngodynia, fever) were ignored. After week he presented to Emergency Department burning sensation on mouth, lips, eyes. Painful, erythematous, maculopapular, vesicular lesions appeared all over body, including genitals. During hospitalization, also developed cardiac complication. had not taken any except