Guide To The Symptoms Of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome

Widespread Skin Pain

Patients with this condition will experience significant and widespread skin pain. Their rash will first start to itch. After this, it escalates into burning and stinging! Blisters in this condition are quite painful too. This is especially the case when they burst! Infections are common when blisters burst, and these are painful as well. Patients will have blisters and rashes on approximately ten percent of their skin. Open wounds occur on the same amount of skin!

Thankfully, treatment is effective for this symptom. Patients are prescribed pain medication. Cool compresses are also effective at relieving pain! They remove dead skin and clean the affected area well. Anesthetic mouthwashes help blisters in the mouth!