Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome in an adult. Influence of immune and renal factors
- 1 March 1995
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in British Journal of Dermatology
- Vol. 132 (3) , 468-471
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2133.1995.tb08686.x
Abstract
We report a case of staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome in a 77-year-old man with an infected surgical wound. The patient was immunocompetent and had only mildly impaired renal function. The pathogenic and aetiological factors of the condition are discussed.Keywords
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