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Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome

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Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSSS) is caused by systemic effects of circulating exfoliative toxins released by phage II strains of S. aureus (MRSA or MSSA); the exfoliative toxins target desomoglein 1 (Dsg1) resulting in generalized superficial blister formation and desquamation.

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  1. Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Laura A. Taylor MD

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Misha Rosenbach

  2. Department of Dermatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA

    Karolyn A. Wanat

  3. Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Robert G. Micheletti

  4. Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Laura A. Taylor

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Taylor, L.A. (2018). Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome. In: Rosenbach, M., Wanat, K., Micheletti, R., Taylor, L. (eds) Inpatient Dermatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18449-4_23

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