title: Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome in an adult. Influence of immune and renal factors.
abstract: We report a case of staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome in a 77-year-old man with an infected surgical wound. The patient was immunocompetent and had only mildly impaired renal function. The pathogenic and aetiological factors of the condition are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, U.K.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hardwick
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Parry
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Sharpe
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005083:Exfoliatins / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008297:Male; D013206:Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D005083:Exfoliatins