[Atypical staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome: it could be battered child syndrome].
A case of pseudo staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome is presented and discussed within the clinical spectrum of the battered child syndrome. The authors underline the behavior of the parents in this setting, which can mislead the physician in charge. Dermatologic symptoms are important to make a diagnosis of the battered child syndrome.
Taïeb
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Service de dermatologie et dermatologie pédiatrique, Centre de référence des maladies rares de la peau, Hôpital St André, CHU-I, Bordeaux Cedex, France. alain.taieb@chu-bordeaux.fr
Lasek-Duriez
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D001497:Battered Child Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D013206:Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*