Abstract
In the contemporary era, use of drugs is the dominant paradigm of health care. The most quotidiandrug used for fever and pain is paracetamol. Although adverse reactions to paracetamol in India arerare, at times they can cause life-threatening situations. Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) is one suchpotentially lethal adverse drug reaction. The most reported cases of analgesic-induced SJS were dueto oxicams or propionic acid derivatives. There are very few detailed reports of SJS due to the useof paracetamol. We report a case of SJS, which occurred due to the use of paracetamol. The clinicalfeatures of this condition and multidisciplinary management of the patient are described in brief.
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