Scalded skin syndrome
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It is necessary to treat scalded skin syndrome with intravenous antibiotics and to protect the skin from allowing dehydration to occur if large areas peel off. The disease occurs predominantly in children under 5 years of age.
Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSSS) is a condition of the skin that results from an infection caused by a strain of staphylococcal bacterium.
Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome is a severe skin disorder marked by epidermal erythema, peeling, and necrosis that give the skin a scalded appearance.
Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome is a response to a staphylococcal infection and is characterized by peeling skin. The disease mostly affects infants, young children, and individuals with a depressed immune system or renal insufficiency.
Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome
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Scalded Skin Syndrome
Scalded skin syndrome (SSS) most often affects newborns and kids under age 5. The illness usually starts with a localized staph skin infection, but the staph bacteria manufacture a toxin that affects skin all over the body.
SCALDED SKIN SYNDROME. Rare in adults and most common in newborns and other children under the age of five, scalded skin syndrome originates with a localized skin infection.
Scalded skin syndrome (SSS) is a skin infection which damages skin causing exfoliation. Learn about scalded skin syndrome causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention. See more »
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Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome usually progresses in a predictable way. The infection starts out as a small rash, usually around the diaper area or belly button in babies. In an older person, the infection usually starts on the face.
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Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome
Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (see Bacterial Skin Infections: Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome), which is caused by several toxins termed exfoliatins, ...
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Impetigo involving Staphylococcus aureus may progress to staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome, characterized by large sheets of peeling skin. However, this syndrome is rarely seen in individuals over the age of 12 years.
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In rare situations, a serious complication known as scalded skin syndrome (see below) can develop. In breastfeeding women, Staph can result in mastitis (inflammation of the breast) or in abscess of the breast.
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