Stevens-Johnson syndrome associated with pancytopenia: a case report.

Introduction And Importance: Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) is a rare and unusual hypersensitivity reaction to certain drugs like allopurinol, commonly used for treating gout. SJS is recognized by extensive necrosis and detachment of skin and mucus membranes. Pancytopenia, characterized by decreased levels of red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets, is an exceedingly rare occurrence in the rare disorder SJS.

Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Me: A Sworn Rivalry.

"Three more hours", I tell myself as I find my way to the exam hall. I see a bunch of my classmates cramming for the last minute, and here I am, in a corner, reminding myself that it's just three more hours till I get away from this horror. Irritable Bowel Syndrome is a gastrointestinal disorder in which there is dull achy lower abdominal pain associated with either diarrhea or constipation.