Feeling the burn: Sunburn recall in staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome

Authors

Rayva Khanna, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
Emily L. Guo, Department of Dermatology, Georgetown University MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
Anna Yasmine Kirkorian, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

2-17-2022

Journal

Pediatric dermatology

DOI

10.1111/pde.14937

Keywords

drug reaction; infection- bacterial; photosensitivity

Abstract

Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSSS) occurs primarily in infants and young children due to hematogenous dissemination of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) exfoliative toxin resulting in painful erythema and superficial desquamation of the skin. Herein, we discuss a 7-year-old patient with SSSS in classic locations who additionally presented with photodistributed erythema without desquamation on the chest, arms, and back in locations of a recently healed sunburn. In this report, we discuss sunburn recall phenomenon as a result of SSSS.

APA Citation

Khanna, Rayva; Guo, Emily L.; and Kirkorian, Anna Yasmine, "Feeling the burn: Sunburn recall in staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome" (2022). GW Authored Works. Paper 145.
https://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/gwhpubs/145

Department

Dermatology