Woman allergic to penicillin died of deadly skin condition, inquest hears

n elderly woman developed a deadly skin condition and died after she was admitted to hospital for pneumonia. 

Teresa Kenny (86) from Brookview Gardens, Tallaght, Dublin 24 died of Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN) at Tallaght Hospital two years ago. The condition causes the death of the epidermis, resulting in skin redness and blisters, leaving the body open to infection, Dublin Coroner's Court heard.

There is no treatment for TEN, family members were told. The condition is associated with antibiotics but there is no clear cause, pathologist Dr Yi Ling Khaw told the court.