[Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome in adults].
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.
Mikkelsen
Carsten Sauer
CS
Odense Universitetshospital, Dermatovenereologisk Afdeling, Denmark. c.s.mikkelsen@hotmail.com
Mikkelsen
Dorthe Bisgaard
DB
Jensen
Thøger Gorm
TG
Vestergaard
Vibeke
V
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