PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Mohammed, Adnan A.
AU  - Al-Gadi, Musa A.
TI  - Neonatal Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome complicating ileal atresia
DP  - 2003 May 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 538--541
VI  - 24
IP  - 5
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/24/5/538.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/24/5/538.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2003 May 01; 24
AB  - Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome is a toxin mediated Staphylococcal infection, the toxin produced by staphylococcus aureus type 2 phage types (55,71,3A,3B,3C). There is a generalized tender erythema which commences on the head and neck, accompanied by fever, irritability, continuous cry and miserable look. The erythema is followed by cleavage of the upper epidermis in a large sheets mainly in the head, neck and the flexures, with formation of bullae (Nikolsky sign). It is most common in infants and children under 5 years. Most cases respond to antibiotics with other supportive measures. The prognosis is good, and the skin lesions disappear without a residual scar.