title: [Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome in adults].
abstract: We describe a case of adult staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSSS) in a 91-year-old woman. The patient had a Staphylococcus aureus infection in her right ear with redness and yellow secretion. A few days later she developed Nikolsky sign-positive tender enlarged flaccid bullae involving most parts of her body. The bullae ruptured easily and left a erythematous base. The histopathological changes were characteristic for adult SSSS. The patient was well-treated with intravenous dicloxacillin, topical antibiotic and antiseptic treatment. The patient had marked thrombocytosis, but no interest in further examination.
authors.affiliation: Odense Universitetshospital, Dermatovenereologisk Afdeling, Denmark. c.s.mikkelsen@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Carsten Sauer
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Mikkelsen
authors.forename: Dorthe Bisgaard
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Mikkelsen
authors.forename: Thøger Gorm
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.forename: Vibeke
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vestergaard
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013206:Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification