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A post-operative Staphylococcal wound infection was followed by this eruption - widespread partial thickess epidermal necrosis with normal mucous membranes due to staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome
Keywords: Bacterial skin infection, Desquamation, Infant, Nikolsky sign, Peeling skin, Ritter disease, Scalded skin syndrome, Trunk, Widespread erythema, Wrinkled wet wallpaper sign
Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSSS) is a rare, severe, superficial blistering skin disorder which is characterised by the detachment of the outermost skin layer (epidermis). This is triggered by exotoxin release from specific strains of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria.
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