article_snippet: I remember scouring the bottle for a list of symptoms that might signal an allergic reaction, but couldn't find much at all,' Ms Shaw said. '
article_snippet: Finally a specialist paediatric doctor suggested it may have been an extremely rare condition called Steven Johnson’s syndrome - a potentially deadly skin disease that usually results from a drug reaction. '
article_snippet: Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS) is an extremely rare but known reaction to a multitude of triggers such as infections, medications or illness.
article_snippet: The exact cause for the reaction is currently unknown and the reaction is unpredictable .
article_snippet: Although non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS), a group of medicines that includes ibuprofen, have also been associated with rare cases of SJS, there is no confirmed causal link .
article_snippet: Allergic skin reactions of this type are extremely rare.
article_snippet: Based on our adverse event collection data, the incidence of SJS is 1 case per 100 million packs sold.
highlights_snippet: Shaw was diagnosed with the extremely rare Steven Johnson’s syndrome .
  