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PENA PEREZ, Odalis  e  ALVAREZ YABOR, Vicente. Necrólisis epidérmica tóxica: Descripción de 1 caso. Rev Cubana Pediatr [online]. 2001, vol.73, n.4, pp. 245-248. ISSN 1561-3119.

A case of toxic epidermal necrolysis, a rare disease with a high mortality rate, is presented in a term infant of a primigravida with 39.2 weeks of gestation, eutocic delivery, apgar 8/9, and a body weight of 3 770 g, that presented erythematous and ampollous lesions and necrotic center 2 hours after having been delivered and had a fast unfavorable evolution and died 33 hours after birth. A bibliographic review of the topic was made and its probable pathogeny was commented.

Palavras-chave : EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS, TOXIC [diagnosis]; EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS, TOXIC [etiology]; EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS, TOXIC [mortality]; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE [adverse effects].

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