The mortality for<unk>  is 25–30%. People with SJS or<unk>  caused by a medication have a better prognosis the earlier the causative medication is withdrawn. Loss of the skin leaves patients vulnerable to infections from fungi and bacteria, and can result in sepsis, the leading cause of death in the disease. Death is caused either by infection or by respiratory distress which is either due to pneumonia or damage to the linings of the airway. Microscopic analysis of tissue (especially the degree of dermal mononuclear inflammation and the degree of inflammation in general) can play a role in determining the prognosis of individual cases. Severity score The "Severity of Illness Score for<unk> " (SCORTEN) is a scoring system developed to assess the severity of<unk>  and predict mortality in patients with acute<unk> . One point is given for each of the following factors: * age >40 * heart rate >120 beats/minute * carrying diagnosis of cancer * separation of epidermis on more than<unk>  percent of body surface area (BSA) on day 1. * Blood Urea Nitrogen >28 mg/dL * Glucose >252 mg/dL (14 mmol/L) * Bicarbonate <20mEq/L Score * 0–1: 3.2% mortality * 2: 12.2% mortality * 3: 35.3% mortality * 4: 58.3% mortality * ≥5: 90% mortality Of note, this scoring system is most valuable when used on the first and third day of hospitalization, and it may underestimate mortality in patients with respiratory symptoms.
Toxic epidermal necrolysis
Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome
Poikiloderma vasculare atrophicans
Chickenpox
Streptococcal intertrigo
Skin condition
Cutaneous lupus mucinosis
Staphylococcal infection