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SJS proper (with less than 10% of body surface area involved) has the [[mortality rate]] of around 5%. The risk for death can be estimated using the '''SCORTEN scale''', which takes a number of prognostic indicators into account.<!-- | SJS proper (with less than 10% of body surface area involved) has the [[mortality rate]] of around 5%. The risk for death can be estimated using the '''SCORTEN scale''', which takes a number of prognostic indicators into account.<!-- | ||
Other outcomes include organ damage and blindness. | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
SJS proper (with less than 10% of body surface area involved) has the mortality rate of around 5%. The risk for death can be estimated using the SCORTEN scale, which takes a number of prognostic indicators into account.