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ArticleHCA healthcare journal of medicine2025

Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome in Melanated Skin: A Pediatric Case Report.

Aleah LaFrancis-Ream, Scott Gutovitz, Hannah Chotiner

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Article in HCA healthcare journal of medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 authors.

Aleah LaFrancis-ReamGrand Strand Regional Medical Center, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
Scott GutovitzGrand Strand Regional Medical Center, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
Hannah ChotinerEdward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Blacksburg, Virginia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSSS) is a dermatologic emergency that most commonly affects young children, requiring prompt recognition and treatment to avoid severe symptoms and fatal sequelae. It is characterized by a desquamation of the skin caused by exotoxins produced by the Case Presentation: Our case describes a 6-month-old Black infant girl who presented to the emergency department with SSSS that was unrecognized on 2 prior encounters. This delay in diagnosis and the misapplication of topical antibacterial agents and steroids may have contributed to the worsening of her symptoms when she presented for the third visit. Conclusion: Emergency medicine providers should be aware of how SSSS presents in children with melanated skin to decrease misdiagnosis or delay in treatment.

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Black or African Americancase reportsinfantmelanated skinstaphylococcal scalded skin syndromeStaphylococcus aureustreatment delay

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PMID41531724
PMCPMC12795250

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