[Dangerous cucumbers - Leylls syndrome]. / Nebezpecné okurky - Leylluv syndrom.

ABSTRACT

Leylls syndrome (syndrome of toxic epidermal necrolysis) is a rare disease, firstly described by Scottish doctor of medicine Allan Lyell in 1956. It is characterized by huge skin and mucosa necrolysis, which affects at least 30 % of body surface, and systemic symptoms. According to the frequency of the occurrence it is an extremely rare condition, with an incidence of 0.5-2 cases per million residents per year. Leylls syndrome is considered as a toxoallergic reaction, triggered mostly by some medication and it is associated with a very high mortality rate (in the literature reported between 30 to 90 %). Adequate and timely local and systemic treatment at the Intensive Care Unit or at the specialized clinic can improve the overall poor prognosis of the patients. In our case report we describe a very rare case of the Lyells syndrome after exposure to the antifungal organosulfur compound, which is widely used by the homegardners and farmers.