Coexisting Pediatric Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosis and Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome

Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis

Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome.

To cite: Oliveira ARS, Aires S, Faria C, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2013009478 DESCRIPTION Bacterial skin infection is a relatively frequent condition in paediatric population. The staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome or the Ritter’s disease is a Staphylococcus aureus skin infection that typically has two periods of incidence: the neona...

Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome.

The disease Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSSS) is the clinical term used for a spectrum of blistering skin diseases induced by the exfoliative (epidermolytic) toxins (ET) of Staphylococcus aureus. Current synonyms include Ritter’s disease, bullous impetigo, pemphigus neonatorum, and staphylococcal scarlatiniform rash. It is a disease primarily aVecting infants and young children, but c...

Terbinafine-induced acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis.

Terbinafine is an allylamine antifungal agent, effective in the treatment of dermatomycoses. Many cutaneous adverse reactions have been reported (in about 3% of treated patients). Furthermore terbinafine has been associated with pustular eruptions, as well as the induction and exacerbation of pre-existing psoriasis and acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis (AGEP). AGEP is an uncommon asept...

Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosis Associated with Tigecycline

Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis (AGEP) is a severe and rare eruption that develops mostly from factors related to drugs. It is characterized by a fever and a pustular eruption on the erythematous skin with an acute onset and without follicular localization. Etiopathogenesis has not yet been fully explained. Although it is similar to pustular psoriasis, its clinical, historical and hi...