González-Gaytán D, Rosales-Solís GM

Language: Spanish
References: 11
Page: 171-175
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ABSTRACT

Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome is a rare clinical entity originated by Staphylococcus aureus, a microorganism that produces exfoliative toxins and can be more frequently found in children, usually under five years of age. Aparison of this syndrome by itself or as a complication of varicella zoster virus infection can be even less frequent. Last case described in medical literature was in 1988. In this article we present two cases 2 and 3 years old diagnosed with varicella zoster virus infecton complicated with staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome. Laboratorial analytical techniques were inespecific and skin cultures of the lesions were positive for Staphylococcus aureus. Both cases qere pharmacologically treated with clindamicyn and topical meassures with favorable resolution. Bacterial skin over infections in varicella zoster virus infections are the most frequently reported complications of the disease, however staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome is rare.

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