Anterior Segment, Corneal and External Disorders
Ethnic Differences in the Association Between Human Leukocyte Antigen and Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
Mayumi Ueta
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS), an acute inflammatory vesiculobullous reaction of the skin and mucous membranes, was first described in 1922.1 Stevens and Johnson, both paediatricians, encountered two boys seven and eight years of age who manifested an extraordinary, generalised skin eruption, persistent fever, inflamed buccal mucosa and severe purulent conjunctivitis resulting in severe visual […]