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Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome (SSSS)

A 5-year-old girl presents to the ED with a rash that started
Staphylococcal Scalded Skin ... Syndrome (SSSS) ... Staphylococcal #Scalded #Skin ... #Syndrome #SSSS ... #Clinical #Photo
Horner's Syndrome: Loss of sympathetic nervous system input to (in this case) right eye. 
Note that
Horner's Syndrome ... this case) right eye ... greater portion of eye ... Ophthalmology #Photo ... #Horners #Syndrome
Herpes Zoster: Herpes virus mediated infection that occurred in this patient receiving chemotherapy 
for an underlying
superimposed bacterial skin ... prominent below left eye ... Images #Clinical #Photo
Dirofilaria repens- Patient had first noted a nodule below her left eye (Panel A). Five days
below her left eye ... above her left eye ... repens #clinical #photo ... #NEJM #parasite
VEXAS (Vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X-linked, Autoinflammatory, Somatic) Syndrome
Clinical Syndrome:
 • Common Clinical Features: alveolitis, ear and
Clinical Syndrome ... nose chondritis, skin ... myelodysplastic syndrome ... myelodysplastic syndrome ... myeloid cells NEJM
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
: Inflammatory eye ... response to local skin ... Genital ulcers • Eye ... retinal damage) • Skin ... test (this is a skin
DRESS Syndrome vs SJS/TEN
DRESS
 • Latency: 2-8 weeks
 • Rash: Morbilliform
 • Mucosal involvement: 50% have
DRESS Syndrome vs ... Tubulointerstitial nephritis • Skin ... lymphocytes and eos ... Prerenal azotemia • Skin ... SCVMCMed #DRESS #Syndrome
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS) Syndrome Treatment
Stop offending agents:
 • List as allergies
Symptoms (DRESS) Syndrome ... , IVIG etc • Skin ... manual absolute Eos ... BrighamChiefs #DRESS #Syndrome
Vibrio vulnificus Infection- At the time of presentation, hemorrhagic bullae measuring 3.5 by 4.5 cm had
vulnificus can cause skin ... #clinical #photo ... #NEJM #vibrio #
Acute Dacryocystitis- A 4-week-old boy was brought to the emergency department after having drainage from both
under his left eye ... canthus of the left eye ... the fever and eye ... #NEJM #clinical ... #photo #peds #acute