Journal article

Study protocol: Australasian Registry of Severe Cutaneous Adverse Reactions (AUS-SCAR)

F James, MSY Goh, E Mouhtouris, S Vogrin, KYL Chua, NE Holmes, A Awad, AM Copaescu, JF De Luca, C Zubrinich, D Gin, H Cleland, A Douglas, JS Kern, CH Katelaris, F Thien, S Barnes, J Yun, W Tong, WB Smith Show all

BMJ Open | BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP | Published : 2022

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Abstract

Introduction Severe cutaneous adverse reactions (SCAR) are a group of T cell-mediated hypersensitivities associated with significant morbidity, mortality and hospital costs. Clinical phenotypes include Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS), toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) and acute generalised exanthematous pustulosis (AGEP). In this Australasian, multicentre, prospective registry, we plan to examine the clinical presentation, drug causality, genomic predictors, potential diagnostic approaches, treatments and long-term outcomes of SCAR in Australia and New Zealand. Methods and analysis Adult and adolescent patients with SCAR including ..

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