Podcast 661: Scalded Skin Syndrome

<p><strong>Contributor:  Ricky Dhaliwal, MD</strong></p> <p><strong>Educational Pearls:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Primarily affects children <6 years old and adults with kidney disease</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Caused by staph aureus releasing exotoxins that result in erythema and sloughing of the skin</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Present with significant pain, dehydration and underlying staph infection</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Treatment typically oxacillin/nafcillin with admission for wound care with petroleum gel and xeroform</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Burn centers may be treatment centers of choice for this condition</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Most patients recover in 2-3 days with treatment</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>References</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt;">Patel GK, Finlay AY. Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome: diagnosis and management. Am J Clin Dermatol. 2003;4(3):165-75. doi: 10.2165/00128071-200304030-00003. PMID: 12627992.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt;">Jordan KS. Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome: A Pediatric Dermatological Emergency. Adv Emerg Nurs J. 2019 Apr/Jun;41(2):129-134. doi: 10.1097/TME.0000000000000235. PMID: 31033660.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Summarized by John Spartz, MS3 | Edited by Erik Verzemnieks, MD</span></em></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Emergency Medical Minute is excited to announce that we are now offering</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">AMA PRA Category 1 credits™</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">via online course modul