Stevens-Johnsonsyndrome

Stevens-Johnsonsyndrome
Ste·vens-John·son syndrome (stēʹvənz-jŏnʹsən) n.
A severe inflammatory eruption of the skin and mucous membranes, usually occurring in children and young adults following a respiratory infection or as an allergic reaction to drugs or other substances.
  [After Albert MasonStevens (1884-1945), and and Frank ChamblissJohnson (1894-1934), American pediatricians.]

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Universalium. 2010.

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