BUSY! I have a picture for you!

baconsmom

I'm figuring out how to upload it. Gimme a sec. 

baconsmom

My brother is allergic to Aleve and has Stevens-Johnson syndrome as a result - or at least that's what he told me. 

~~Busy.~~

oooh!  Can I peel it?  Is it like  scab? 

~~Busy.~~

What is Stevens Johnson

Syndrome

Stevens-Johnson syndrome is a diffuse, severe, mucocutaneous eruption involving two or more mucosal surfaces, with or without visceral involvement. The majority of cases are attributed to drug exposures. The eruption classically starts 7 to 21 days after initiation of the drug. Reexposure of a sensitized individual to a drug that had previously induced SJS may result in an acute recurrence of the eruption in 1 to 2 days. Infections, especially with Mycoplasma pneumoniae , are also known to produce SJS.

Stevens-Johnson syndrome secondary to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole.

Symptoms of Stevens Johnson Syndrome

Constitutional symptoms such as fever and malaise are often present in Stevens Johnson Syndrome. The eruption typically starts on the face and the upper torso and extends rapidly. Individual lesions include flat, atypical targets with dusky centers and purpuric macules. Flaccid blisters also may form. Oral, ocular, genitourinary, respiratory, and gastrointestinal mucosa all may be involved, and therefore require appropriate evaluation. Nearly 69% of www.diseasesatoz.com/stevens-johnson-syndrome.htm#" class="kLink">patients have ocular manifestations ranging from mild conjunctivitis to corneal ulcerations.

Clinicians familiar with Stevens Johnson Syndrome usually have little difficulty recognizing a fully developed case. A skin biopsy, and in some cases a direct immunofluorescence study, can help confirm a diagnosis of SJS and exclude other diagnostic considerations.

MinM

THIS MESSAGE SHOULD HAVE A WARNING!!! I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE ABOUT CUTE KIDS. IT CAN GO EITHER WAY WITH BUSY.

~~Busy.~~

F U Min, this isn't even my post.  *pouts*

baconsmom

See, now, I thought putting "Busy" and "picture" in the same sentence would be warning enough. 

~~Busy.~~

*high fives Bacon*

6fsn

Holy wow.

**O-Face**

I figured it out.  MIN, you know better!

NOLABridesmaid

I stopped reading at:

 mucocutaneous eruption