Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome

Bacterial skin infection is a relatively frequent condition in paediatric population. The staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome or the Ritter's disease1 is a Staphylococcus aureus skin infection that typically has two periods of incidence: the neonatal period and early childhood (average presentation age 2 years). It is associated with the presence of staphylococcal strains producing exfoliative toxins (ETA and ETB), which act specifically in the granulosum area of the epidermis. These toxins bind the matrix proteins, whose function is to promote the anchoring of …