Stevens-Johnson syndrome

This study tests whether a graft made from a patient's own or donor stem cells can repair the cornea's surface in people with limbal stem cell deficiency, a condition that causes pain, scarring, and vision loss. A small biopsy of limbal tissue is taken from a healthy eye or donor…

This study tested whether G-CSF (a drug that boosts white blood cells) can help heal toxic epidermal necrolysis, a rare but severe skin reaction. Ten patients were randomly assigned to receive G-CSF or a placebo for five days. Researchers measured how fast the skin healed and loo…

This study tested a drug called etanercept against a placebo for people with severe skin reactions (Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis). Only 2 adults took part. The goal was to see if the drug speeds up skin healing and to learn more about the disease.

This pilot study tested the drug tofacitinib (XELJANZ) in 20 adults with Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) or toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), rare and severe skin reactions often caused by medications. The main goal was to see how quickly the skin healed completely. Researchers al…

This study tested an artificial intelligence algorithm designed to help primary care doctors decide whether a patient with a skin condition really needs to see a dermatologist. Researchers enrolled 200 adults with skin problems and had their doctors take photos of the affected ar…