Copyright © 2006 Massachusetts Medical Society. P emphigus, which is caused by autoantibodies, and bullous impetigo (including its generalized form, the staphylococcal scalded-skin syndrome), which is caused by Staphylococcus aureus, are seemingly unrelated diseases. However, 200 years ago, astute clinicians realized that these diseases had enough clinical similarities to call bullous impetigo ...

Common skin conditions during pregnancy generally can be separated into three categories: hormone-related, preexisting, and pregnancy-specific. Normal hormone changes during pregnancy may cause benign skin conditions including striae gravidarum (stretch marks); hyperpigmentation (e.g., melasma); and hair, nail, and vascular changes. Preexisting skin conditions (e.g., atopic dermatitis, psoriasi...

To cite: Sharma D, Murki S, Pratap T. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2014204639 DESCRIPTION A full-term male baby with a birth weight of 4.2 kg, large for gestation age, was born to a primigravida mother through caesarean section. The baby was admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit in view of respiratory distress for which he was started on ...

BACKGROUND Impetigo can result from Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus). Wolf's isotopic response is the occurrence of a new cutaneous disorder at the site of a previously healed disease. A cutaneous immunocompromised district is an area of skin that is more vulnerable than the rest of the individual's body. PURPOSE To describe a man with impetigo localized to a unilateral dermatome and review ...

BACKGROUND Scabies is recognised as a major public health problem in many countries, and is responsible for significant morbidity due to secondary bacterial infection of the skin causing impetigo, abscesses and cellulitis, that can in turn lead to serious systemic complications such as septicaemia, kidney disease and, potentially, rheumatic heart disease. Despite the apparent burden of disease ...

OBJECTIVE To test the hypothesis that fusidic acid would not increase the treatment effect of disinfecting with povidone-iodine alone in children with impetigo. DESIGN Randomised placebo controlled trial. SETTING General practices in Greater Rotterdam. PARTICIPANTS 184 children aged 0-12 years with impetigo. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Clinical cure and bacterial cure after one week. RESULT...

We sought a possible correlation between the clinical manifestations of staphylococcal scalded-skin syndrome (SSSS) and the serotype of exfoliative toxins (ET) by PCR screening of the eta and etb genes in Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from 103 patients with generalized SSSS and 95 patients with bullous impetigo. The eta gene and the etb gene were detected in, respectively, 31 (30%) and...