title: Life-threatening eruptions due to infectious agents.
abstract: Some infectious diseases may cause rapidly fatal eruptions that need to be diagnosed and treated in an early phase for patient survival. The main life-threatening eruptions of infectious etiology include Rocky Mountain spotted fever, meningococcemia, toxic shock syndrome, streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, and staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Sector of Dermatology and Post-Graduation Course, HUCFF-UFRJ and School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ramos.e.silva@dermato.med.br
authors.forename: Marcia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ramos-e-Silva
authors.forename: Ana Libia Cardozo
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Pereira
mesh_terms: D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008589:Meningococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D012373:Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy