Antiepileptic Drugs Implicated in 1 in 4 SJS/TEN Cases

Published Date: 24 Jul 2026

Antiepileptic drugs are linked to nearly one quarter of Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis cases, a systematic review and meta-analysis finds.

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