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Stevens-Johnson Syndrome Nearly Took Her Life—But Not Her Voice When Kara went blind and feverish in a rural hospital, doctors said it was pink eye. It wasn’t. It was Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, a rare and devastating illness that causes the body to attack its own skin and mucous membranes. By the time she was diagnosed, her life was hanging by a thread. This week on The Medical Detectives, we hear Kara’s unforgettable firsthand account of surviving SJS, misdiagnosis, and medical gaslighting. #Ste

Stevens-Johnson Syndrome Nearly Took Her Life—But Not Her Voice When Kara went blind and feverish in a rural hospital, doctors said it was pink eye. It wasn’t. It was Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, a rare and devastating illness that causes the body to attack its own skin and mucous membranes. By the time she was diagnosed, her life was hanging by a thread. This week on The Medical Detectives, we hear Kara’s unforgettable firsthand account of surviving SJS, misdiagnosis, and medical gaslighting. #Ste