Fatal toxic epidermal necrolysis in a patient on teriflunomide treatment for relapsing multiple sclerosis.

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Fatal toxic epidermal necrolysis in a patient on teriflunomide treatment for relapsing multiple sclerosis.

Mult Scler. 2015 Oct;21(11):1476-7

Authors: Gerschenfeld G, Servy A, Valeyrie-Allanore L, de Prost N, Cecchini J

Abstract
We report a case of toxic epidermal necrolysis in a 46-year-old woman on teriflunomide treatment. Such a severe adverse cutaneous drug reaction with this new therapy for relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis should be early recognized in order to ensure the rapid withdrawal of the drug.

PMID: 26199352 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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