Toxic epidermal necrolysis is also called as: (A) Lyell's syndrome, (B) Duhring's disease, (C) Sweet's syndrome, (D) Hailey and Hailey's disease
Answer is A. Other name for toxic epidermal necrolysis is Lyell s. Syndrome Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) are rare, potentially life-threatening, severe mucocutaneous adverse reactions characterized by extensive epidermal detachment, erosion of mucosae and severe constitutional symptoms Ref Harrison20th edition pg 1278