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| Year : 2016 | Volume
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| Issue : 8 | Page : 66-68 |
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Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome in a neonate following prolong labor
Zarak Hassan Khan, Haider Ghazanfar, Hamza Hassan Khan
Department of Pediatrics, Shifa College of Medicine, Islamabad, Pakistan
Correspondence Address:
Haider Ghazanfar
House Number 19, Askari Villas, Chaklala Scheme 3, Rawalpindi
Pakistan
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DOI: 10.4103/2250-9658.197442
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Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSSS) encompasses a spectrum of superficial blistering skin disorders caused by the exfoliative toxins (ETs) of some strains of Staphylococcus aureus. In this case report, we present a case of SSSS in an 8-day-old neonate. Furthermore, we tried to highlight the importance of early diagnosis by history and physical examination and isolation of the infected neonates because of the risk of spread of infection to other neonates in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. |
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