title: Staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome in a small infant.
abstract: Non menstrual staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome is rare in small infants. This is a 4-month-old infant presented to us with a picture of bronchiolitis and few postuler skin lesions, treated with antistapylococcal antibiotics in addition to other supportive medications. On the 4th day of therapy the patient developed sunburn like erythroderma, hypotension, and high grade fever. The dose of antibiotics was increased to the maximum possible dose, in addition to other supportive medications. The patient improved and developed extensive desquamation in both hands and feet on the 14th day of hospitalization, which confirms the diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Sulaimania Children's Hospital, PO Box 59046, Riyadh 11525, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. dr_sameeh_ghazal@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Sameeh S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Ghazal
authors.forename: Mansour N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Al-Hawasi
authors.forename: Sulaiman A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Al-Mosallam
authors.forename: Yousef K
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Ghazal
authors.forename: Aysha M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Al-Shammary
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012529:Saudi Arabia; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology