Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome in a child with acute lymphocytic leukemia Akut lenfositik lösemili bir çocuk olguda stafilokoksik haşlanmış deri sendromu

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Gökdere S., Güzelküçük Z., Işık M., Kaymaz E. Ş., Gülhan B., Yaralı N.

Cocuk Enfeksiyon Dergisi, vol.13, no.4, 2019 (Scopus, TRDizin) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 13 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.5578/ced.68504
  • Journal Name: Cocuk Enfeksiyon Dergisi
  • Journal Indexes: Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Keywords: Acute lymphocytic leukemia, Neutropenic fever, Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome
  • Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
  • Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

© 2019 by Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunization Society.Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSSS) is a disease caused by the exfoliative toxin of Staphylococcus aureus. There is an overall incidence of SSSS between 0.09 and 0.13 cases per 1 million inhabitants annually. The accurate incidence of SSSS in immune deficient population is not known, and it is supposed that it is very rare; only a few case reports particularly in adult patients have been reported. In this study, we present a patient with a diagnosis of acute lymphocytic leukemia who developed SSSS after suppurative otitis media during febrile neutropenia attack.