Varicella infection: A rare but important consideration in a toxic epidermal necrolysis-like eruption

Atypical features in his presentation including the lack of mucositis and the presence of multiple vesicular lesions on the face led us to consider alternative diagnoses, and a varicella-zoster virus (VZV) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was performed. [...]mucositis which is reported in 90%–100% of patients[3] was absent despite florid and extensive necrolysis. [...]bullae form over necrolytic skin in TEN due to fluid filling the space caused by the necrotic epidermis detaching from the dermis.