Recurrent Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome in an Extremely Low-Birth-Weight Neonate
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Recurrent Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome in an Extremely Low-Birth-Weight Neonate
Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSSS) in premature infants is a rare condition. We present SSSS in an extremely low-birth-weight (ELBW) infant with recurrent and confirmed bacterial sepsis. We present it to emphasize the importance for clinicians to not only recognize the clinical manifestations of SSSS, but also the need to closely monitor infants, especially very low-birth-weight (VLBW)...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Perinatology Reports
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2157-6998,2157-7005
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1603971