Treatment

First and foremost, affected persons must stop taking the offending drug immediately to prevent complications. Treatment for SJS is good supportive care. Because patients literally burn from the inside out, burn, infectious disease, ophthalmology and dermatology teams are recommended. IV fluids and high calorie formulas are given to promote healing. Antibiotics are given when necessary to prevent secondary infections such as sepsis. Pain medications such as morphine are administered to make the patient ascomfortable as possible. Most SJS patients can be managed in medical ICU or pediatric ICU. Patients with TENS should be treated in a burn unit