This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece is part of a series dedicated to the eye and improvements in restoring vision. In 1999, I defined ...

Stevens-Johnson syndrome is a rare, life threatening disorder of the skin and mucous membranes. Experts associate the condition with taking specific medications and getting certain infections. The ...

Most cases of SJS are probably a cell-mediated hypersensitivity reaction; in some cases monocytes and macrophages are present and auto-antibodies may be pathogenic. SJS is characterized by skin ...

I was diagnosed with a rare disease that caused me to lose my vision and spend a month in the ICU with burn-like sores all over my body. “I think she could have SJS, though we’ll need to order a skin ...

Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) is a rare and severe kind of erythema multiforme (EM). It is a severe skin reaction that is frequently caused by drugs. SJS frequently starts with a fever and flu-like ...