Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome

Abstract

Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSSS) is skin disease which primarily affects children from newborns up to 5 years of age. When occurring in adults it is accompanied by immunodeficiency. In children, SSSS is usually with good prognosis and resolves with treatment completely, with low mortality, while in adults regarding underline disease mortality is up to 50%. Differential diagnosis includes Steven-Johnson syndrome, Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) and toxic epidermal necrolysis. In this article, we present 8 months old infant with SSSS caused by Staphylococcus aureus strain sensitive to penicillinases. Therapeutic and diagnostic challenges are discussed, together with differential diagnosis and therapy. Successful results are achieved in our case due to the good response to antibiotic and rigorous wound treatment in sterile conditions.