Comparison of adult vs. paediatric inpatients with staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome: a retrospective database analysis
| Autor: | Lambert Wc, Shreya Patel, Joshua B. Cadwell |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Inpatients medicine.medical_specialty business.industry MEDLINE Dermatology Disease Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome medicine.disease medicine.disease_cause Retrospective database 030207 dermatology & venereal diseases 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Immunity Staphylococcus aureus Case fatality rate Humans Medicine Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome Child business Retrospective Studies |
| Zdroj: | British Journal of Dermatology. 184:767-769 |
| ISSN: | 1365-2133 0007-0963 |
| Popis: | Dear Editor, Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSSS) is a rare dermatologic disease caused by toxigenic strains of Staphylococcus aureus. Adult SSSS is less common than pediatric cases of the disease, likely due to the development of immunity early in life, but has a higher fatality rate 1-3 . These facts hint at the different clinical nature of SSSS between patients of different ages. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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