The changes in the number of SJS/TEN cases associated with AEDs other than CBZ in Taiwan were not discussed in the study by Lin et al. While HLA-B*15:02 is associated with an increased risk of phenytoin–SJS–TEN in Han Chinese, a recent study reports that it is not a risk allele in a Thai population. This evidence concerns the gene HLA-B and toxic epidermal necrolysis.