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. 2024 Jan 25;15:1342898. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1342898

Table 1.

Pediatric cases of SJS/TEN treated with etanercept in the literature.

Age Sex Culprit drug BSA Onset date
(before admission)
Dose of etanercept Date of administration Other treatments Inpatient
days
6 months follow-up
This study 44 months M Deflazacort 60% 4 days before 0.8 mg/kg/dose HD 6, 15 IV dexamethasone 1.5 mg/kg for 4 days
IVIG 0.4 mg/kg/day for 5 days
Cyclosporine 3 mg/kg/day
19 Postinflammatory hyperpigmentation, improving
1 (18) 2 years M Ibuprofen or acetaminophen (–)* (–)* 0.4 mg/kg/dose HD 6, 8 Prednisone 1 mg/kg for 10 days
IVIG 1 g/kg/d for 4 days
52 Persistent skin dyspigmentation
2 (19) 11 years F SMX/TMP 25% (–)* 25 mg (0.75 mg/kg/dose) HD 4, 5 IV methylprednisolone 30 mg/kg for 4 days
Cyclosporine 5 mg/kg/day for 3 days
(–)* (–)*
3 (20) 17 years M Carbamazepine 45% (–)* 50 mg (0.8 mg/kg/dose) HD 1 IV dexamethasone 1 mg/kg for 3 days
Cyclosporine 3 mg/kg for 7 days
1.5 mg/kg for 7 days
14 No sequelae
4 (21) 4 years M SMX/TMP 12% 4 days before 0.8 mg/kg/dose or 50 mg HD 1 none 17 Postinflammatory hyperpigmentation, mild atrophic scarring, dry eye disease
5 (21) 7 years F acetaminophen or influenza vaccine 50% 4 days before 0.8 mg/kg/dose or 50 mg HD 1, 3 none 13 Postinflammatory hyperpigmentation, mild atrophic scarring, dry eye disease, trichiasis
6 (21) 18 years F SMX/TMP 0%** 1 day before 0.8 mg/kg/dose or 50 mg HD 1 none 4 (–)*
7 (21) 7 years F amoxicillin-clavulanate or mefenamic acid 10% 1 day before 0.8 mg/kg/dose or 50 mg HD 1, 2 none 10 Postinflammatory hyperpigmentation, mild atrophic scarring, trichiasis, excessive tearing
8 (22) 13 years M SMX/TMP (–)* 2 days before 50 mg HD 2, 5 IV methylprednisolone 5 mg/kg on HD#2,
2.5 mg/kg q8h for 5 days
IVIG 1 g/kg/day for 4 days
13 No sequelae
9 (23) 11 years M Unidentified (–)* (–)* 25mg HD 1 Prednisone, IVIG 12 (–)*

BSA, body surface area; HD, hospital day; IVIG, intravenous immunoglobulin; SMP/TMP, sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim.

*Not mentioned. **0% of denudation but 30% of targetoid rash.