Table 2 SJS/TEN clinical characteristics.

From: Human leukocyte antigen B*0702 is protective against ocular Stevens–Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis in the UK population

Patient

Sex

Ethnicity

Age at diagnosis (years)

Age at recruitment (years)

Severe ocular complications

Cold medicine

Precipitant

UK SJS 01

F

White British

36

43

N

 

Penicillin

UK SJS 02

F

White British

40

72

Y

 

Cotrimoxazole

Uk SJS 03

M

Caribbean

61

77

Y

 

Unknown

UK SJS 04

F

Indian

30

40

Y

 

Antimalarial (name unknown)

UK SJS 05

F

White British

39

54

Y

Y

Diclofenac

UK SJS 06

F

Indian

70

72

N

 

Metronidazole

UK SJS 07

M

White British

23

41

Y

 

Erythromycin

UK SJS 08

F

White British

17

24

Y

Y

Codeine; paracetamol; deracoxib

UK SJS 09

F

Sri Lankan

4

25

Y

 

Sulfadoxine & Pyrimethamine

UK SJS 10

F

White British

20

29

Y

 

Penicillin

UK SJS 11

F

White British

35

50

Y

Y

Ibuprofen

UK SJS 12

F

Mixed race

(Black—Caribbean/White)

41

48

Y

 

Unknown

UK SJS 13

F

Mixed race

(Black—Caribbean/White)

23

23

N

 

Lamotrigine

UK SJS 14

F

White British

58

71

Y

 

Carbamazepine

UK SJS 15

M

White British

56

51

Y

Y

Aspirin; cylophosphamide; Cotrimoxazole; fluconazole

UK SJS 16

M

Indian

44

44

N

Y

Penicillin; paracetamol; clarithromycin

UK SJS 17

F

White British

56

57

Y

 

Ciprofloxacin; rifampicin; ertapenem

UK SJS 18

M

Caribbean

31

45

Y

Y

Paracetamol; doxycycline; Beechams*

UK SJS 19

F

White British

30

39

Y

 

Amoxicillin; Herpes Virus

UK SJS 20

M

White British

9

31

Y

 

Unknown

UK SJS 21

F

Indian

11

33

Y

 

Sulfadoxine & Pyrimethamine; ciprofloxacin

UK SJS 22

F

Caribbean

1.5

35

Y

 

Phenobarbital

UK SJS 23

F

White European

30

34

Y

 

Lamotrigine

UK SJS 24

F

White British

52

58

Y

 

Erythromycin

UK SJS 25

F

Indian

45

49

Y

 

Unknown

UK SJS 26

F

White British

1.5

31

Y

 

Unknown

UK SJS 27

F

White British

24

45

Y

Y

Ibuprofen

UK SJS 28

F

White British

4

26

Y

 

MMR vaccine

UK SJS 29

M

White British

49

66

Y

 

Unknown

UK SJS 30

F

White British

9

63

Y

 

Unknown

UK SJS 31

M

White British

20

58

Y

 

Unknown

UK SJS 32

M

White British

6

42

Y

Y

Cold medicine (name unknown)

UK SJS 33

F

White British

52

54

N

 

Unknown

  1. *Beechams is a part of the Glaxo Smith Klein companies. They produce a number cold & flu formulations which contain a range of ingredients including acetaminophen, non-steroidal anti-inflammatories, caffeine, and phenylephrine. No further precipitant specificity was determinable.