Common culprit drugs in SJS/TEN
ALCAN
Helps recall the likely culprit drug.
Other drugs, including phenytoin, also cause SJS/TEN.
Teaching aid, still awaiting independent review. Confirm facts in a standard source.
ALCAN. It helps you recall: Common culprit drugs in SJS/TEN.
Antibiotics, particularly sulfonamides
Lamotrigine
Carbamazepine
A: Allopurinol; L: Lamotrigine; C: Carbamazepine; A: Antibiotics, particularly sulfonamides; N: Nevirapine and NSAIDs such as oxicams.
It belongs to Drug reactions in Dermatology.
Other drugs, including phenytoin, also cause SJS/TEN.
Helps recall the likely culprit drug.
Say it aloud, write it from memory tomorrow, then again in a week. Then test yourself on a Dermatology question about Drug reactions.
It is a teaching aid written or adapted by our team. Some resemble ones students share informally. Check any fact that matters in a standard source.