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Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome (SSSS) 
(aka Ritter disease)

#Staphylococcal #Scalded #Skin #Syndrome #SSSS #Diagnosis #Pediatrics #Dermatology #Ritter
Staphylococcal Scalded ... Skin Syndrome ( ... #Skin #Syndrome ... SSSS #Diagnosis #Pediatrics ... #Dermatology #Ritter
Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome (SSSS)

A 5-year-old girl presents to the ED with a rash that started
Staphylococcal Scalded ... Skin Syndrome ( ... #Skin #Syndrome ... #Photo #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Dermatology
Generalized Hyperpigmentation Differentials
Use the Mnemonic "no skin SPARED"

Images from dermnet.nz and merckmanuals

Mnemonic from https://www.medscape.com/slideshow/dermatology-mnemonics-6011359#5 #diagnosis #differential
the Mnemonic "no skin ... www.medscape.com/slideshow/dermatology-mnemonics ... #differential #symptoms ... #signs #dermatology ... #skin #skinrash
Characteristic features of the rash are:

-Rough texture (like sandpaper)
-Worse in the skin folds e.g. groin, axilla,
-Worse in the skin ... ) #Clinical #Dermatology ... #Peds #Pediatrics ... #SkinRash #ScarletFever
Scarlet Fever - Other symptoms include: white coating on the tongue which then peels and leave
Fever - Other symptoms ... lymphadenopathy #Clinical #Dermatology ... #Peds #Pediatrics ... #SkinRash #ScarletFever
Genital Skin Ulcers - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Painful:
 • Herpes simplex
 • Haemophilus ducreyi (chancroid)
 • Behcet's
Genital Skin Ulcers ... ) • Behcet's syndrome ... Ulcers #ulcerative #skinrash ... #dermatology #Differential
Common Childhood Exanthems - Differential Diagnosis
1) Rubeola (Measles) - Measles morbillivirus (MeV)
2) Scarlet Fever - Streptococcus
Staphylococcal Scalded ... Skin Syndrome - ... Differential #Diagnosis #pediatrics
Urticaria (hives): Skin reaction that occurs in response to cold, food allergies, meds, environmental exposures, stings,
infections
Urticaria (hives): Skin ... with systemic symptoms ... Clinical #Photo #Dermatology ... #SkinRash #Urticaria
Nikolsky's Sign in Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN)

Nikolsky's sign is a clinical dermatological sign which is present
rubbing of the skin ... Stevens-Johnson Syndrome ... Staphylococcal scalded ... skin syndrome, ... Nikolskys #Sign #TEN #Dermatology
Papulosquamous Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Erythrematous or violaceous papules & plaques with overlying scale
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Papulosquamous Skin ... with overlying scale ... thick silvery scale ... Papulosquamous #SkinRash ... #dermatology #Differential