Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome in Nigerian children: a report of three cases.
Three cases of staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome in Nigerian children are reported. The clinical features and bacteriological findings are discussed. It is suggested that the clinical condition is not as rare in our community as absence of reports on African children in the literature may suggest. A reference centre for phage typing of staphylococci from suspected cases in a developing country like our own is recommended.
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D009549:Nigeria; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013262:Stevens-Johnson Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D013577:Syndrome