An observational study and assessment of scorten score in cases of sjs and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis at a tertiary care center

Objective- This study was done to access the outcome of Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis (SJS-TEN) patients and to confirm the accuracy of SCORE of Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (SCORTEN) as a prognostic marker in these patients by serial analysis on day 1, 3 and 5 of admission. Material and Methods-This study was a hospital based observational study conducted on the patients who were admitted in Sawai Man Singh Hospital, Jaipur with clinically diagnosed as SJS and or TEN. Results- Comparison of mean SCORTEN values for surviving and deceased patients, respectively, showed that although the SCORTEN values for deceased patients were, as expected significantly higher than those for surviving patients at all three time points, these were not significantly different in all 3 days. Conclusion- We concluded that the performance of SCORTEN did not show any difference between day 1, 3 and 5. Hence, doing it on one day will provide valuable information regarding the prognosis.