Patients’, family members’ and healthcare practitioners’ experiences of Stevens–Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis: a qualitative descriptive study using emotional touchpoints.

O’Reilly, P.; Whelan, B.; Ramsay, B.; Kennedy, C.; Meskell, P.; Coffey, A.; Wilson, D.M.; Fortune, D.G.; Ryan, S.

Abstract

In this letter to the editor the authors highlight the devastating conditions of Stevens-Johnson syndrom (SJS) and toxic epidermal necroylsis (TEN), which are due to a severe immune-medicated mucocutaneous reaction caused by medication.

Citation

O'REILLY, P., WHELAN, B., RAMSAY, B., KENNEDY, C., MESKELL, P., COFFEY, A., WILSON, D.M., FORTUNE, D.G. and RYAN, S. [2020]. Patients’, family members’ and healthcare practitioners’ experiences of Stevens–Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis: a qualitative descriptive study using emotional touchpoints. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology [online], Early View. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/jdv.16958

• Journal Article Type: Letter
• Acceptance Date: Sep 14, 2020
• Online Publication Date: Oct 30, 2020
• Deposit Date: Nov 12, 2020
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 12, 2020
• Journal: Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
• Print ISSN: 0926-9959
• Electronic ISSN: 1468-3083
• Publisher: Wiley Open Access
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jdv.16958
• Keywords: Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS); Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN); Psychological effects; Patients; Stakeholder experiences; Healtcare practitioners
• Public URL: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/996741