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Clinical introduction
A 17-year-old female, admitted in an intensive care unit (ICU), presented with multiple clear fluid-filled lesions over the chest, abdomen and back since 3 days. There was a history of accidental intake of unknown substance. Patient was unconscious and had signs of profuse sweating and lacrimation. On examination, there were multiple discrete clear vesicles and bullae over a background of normal skin over chest (figure 1A), abdomen (figure 1B), and proximal part of upper and lower limbs. Oral, ocular and genital mucosae were normal. There was no history of fever, and respiratory and gastrointestinal …
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Contributors YSP: manuscript writing, editing and literature search. AB: overall supervision, finalising the manuscript. SD: literature search and finalising the manuscript.
Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.
Competing interests None declared.
Patient and public involvement Patients and/or the public were not involved in the design, or conduct, or reporting, or dissemination plans of this research.
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