Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome - DermAtlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome

Body Site

total body trunk

Age

14 months

Pigmentation

light

Organization

Color

red

Morphology

vesiculobullous (blister, pustule)

Pattern

intertrigenous (creases)

Comments

This 14 month girl developed crusting around the mouth and nose followed within 24 hours by generalized tender erythema and crusting in all of her skin creases. Her mucous membranes were not involved. A culture from her nose grew Staphylococcus aureus. She improved quickly on anti-staphylococcal antibiotics. Image Dscn 1222 shows normal lips and bulbar conjunctivae.

Description

generalized sunburn-like erythema with crusting in all skin creases

Image Added

12/31/2000 0:27:13

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PubMed Medline Plus Medscape

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