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Pediatric Emergency Care:
May 2007 - Volume 23 - Issue 5 - pp 318-320
doi: 10.1097/01.pec.0000270166.62991.8c
Illustrative Cases

Bullous Impetigo: A Rare Presentation in Fulminant Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome

Lin, Jainn-Jim MD; Wu, Chang-Teng MD; Hsia, Shao-Hsuan MD; Chiu, Cheng-Hsun MD

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Abstract

Since the mid-1980s, an increase in incidence of invasive disease caused by group A streptococci has been noted among adults and children. The characteristic clinical and laboratory features of the streptococcal toxic shock syndrome include deep-seated infection associated with shock, skin manifestation, and multiorgan failure. However, bullous impetigo is invariably considered to be a staphylococcal disease. Staphylococcus aureus produces an epidermolytic toxin, assumed to be the cause of bullous formation in the skin. Here, we present a case of bullous impetigo in an infant with streptococcal toxic shock syndrome. This is a rare presentation of bullous impetigo caused by group A streptococcus.

© 2007 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.

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