Consumers Horrified to Find Skin Blisters and Internal Burns from Using Motrin

Kahn Gauthier Swick is investigating possible Stevens-Johnson syndrome legal actions against Johnson and Johnson subsidiary McNeil-PPC, Inc., the maker of the popular over-the-counter painkiller Motrin, on behalf of Motrin users who have suffered a severe skin and mucus membrane reaction.

Symptoms

The condition often starts with vague symptoms of fever, sore throat, headache, joint pains and gastro-enteritis. These symptoms can last for 1 to 14 days. A widespread red rash then forms, which often (but not always) has typical spots known as "target" lesions. These are concentric rings of different shades of red, which may blister in the center, and they are often clearly seen on the palms. Similar blistering lesions then form in the mucous membranes such as the mouth, the airway, the gastro-intestinal tract, the conjunctivae of the eye and the genital tract.

The potential symptoms of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome(SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis(TEN) can be listed as:

• Rash, blisters, or red splotches on skin
• Persistent fever
• Blisters in mouth, eyes, ears, nose, genital area
• Swelling of eyelids, red eyes
• Conjunctivitis
• Flu-like symptoms
• Recent history of having taken a prescription or over-the-counter medication

Progression of Stevens-Johnson syndrome

As these Stevens-Johnson syndrome conditions progress, the skin may slough off. In Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, epidermal detachment involves less than 10% of the total body skin area; transitional Stevens-Johnson syndrome-TEN is defined by an epidermal detachment between 10 and 30%; TEN is defined by a detachment greater than 30%.

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