title: "EB, or Not EB?" Neonatal Desquamative Impetigo in a Degloving Pattern.
abstract: We present the case of a 7-day-old boy with significant, rapidly spreading blistering and desquamation in a "degloving" pattern on the hands that mimicked epidermolysis bullosa but was ultimately diagnosed as bullous impetigo caused by a clinically aggressive strain of Staphylococcus aureus. Bullous impetigo is a desquamating condition caused by local release of S. aureus exfoliative toxin A and is more commonly seen in children. This case highlights the fragility of newborn skin and reviews the major diagnoses that should be considered in an infant with significant blistering.
authors.affiliation: Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, California.|Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York.
authors.forename: Tuyet A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.affiliation: Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, California.|University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California.
authors.forename: Audrey S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, California.|University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California.
authors.forename: Lawrence F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Eichenfield
authors.affiliation: Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, California.|University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California.
authors.forename: Victoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Barrio
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007169:Impetigo / Q000473:pathology*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male