Toxic epidermal necrolysis: a case report in pediatrics

Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (Lyell’s syndrome) is a rare but very serious dermatological lesion. Treatment includes mainly the immediate suspension of the inducing drug and the precocious admission of the patient in a hospitalar facility with the capacity to provide intensive support care and to minimize the infectious risk, having also the conditions for the execution of surgical debridement and covering of the affected areas, that is to say in Burn Units. These illnesses are characterized as dermatological emergencies and its adequate management and cares must be part of the routine knowledge of the intensive care doctors.