Dermatitis, Atopic, Staphylococcal Infection, Infected Atopic Dermatitis, Cellulitis - DermAtlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

dermatitis, atopic Staphylococcal infection infected atopic dermatitis cellulitis

Body Site

arm

Age

10 years

Pigmentation

dark

Organization

discrete confluent

Color

red

Morphology

macular / flat (macule / patch)

Pattern

generalized, disseminated

Comments

This 10-year-old boy, with severe atopic dermatitis, developed widespread secondary infection. A culture grew methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus. He improved dramatically in 24 hours with oral sulfamethoxasole/trimethoprim.

Description

symmetric, excoriated, widespread, well demarcated, red, edematous patches, vesicles, pustules, bullae, erosions, and crusts

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11/10/2007 20:27:42

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