TABLE 2

Severity-of-illness Score for Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (SCORTEN)

SCORTEN parameterPoint
Age ≥ 401
Malignancy1
Heart rate ≥ 120 beats per minute1
Initial surface of epidermal detachment > 10%1
Serum urea > 10 mmol/L1
Serum glucose > 14 mmol/L1
Bicarbonate ≤ 20 mmol/L1
Total scorePredicted mortality risk (%)
 0–13.2
 212.1
 335.8
 458.3
 > 590
  • Adapted from information in references 4 and 10.