STEVENS-JOHNSON SYNDROME


Meaning of STEVENS-JOHNSON SYNDROME in English

¦stēvə̇nzˈjänsən- noun

Usage: usually capitalized S&J

Etymology: after Albert Mason Stevens died 1945 and Frank Chamblis Johnson died 1934 American pediatricians

: a severe and sometimes fatal form of erythema multiforme that is characterized especially by purulent conjunctivitis, Vincent's angina, and ulceration of the genitals and anus and that often results in blindness

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