title: Bullous dermatosis caused by Staphylococcus aureus in locus minoris resistentiae.
abstract: A case of Staphylococcus aureus--induced bullous dermatosis limited to the sites of glucocorticosteroid-induced striae atrophicae is described. Skin with compromised mechanical integrity may be more susceptible to disruption by invasion of bacteria and/or by their exotoxin. The pathogenesis of striae atrophicae and the mechanism of blister formation by S. aureus are reviewed in an effort to relate these two phenomena.
mesh_terms: D000287:Administration, Topical; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D006801:Humans; D012867:Skin / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D012872:Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D005938:Glucocorticoids