Abstract
Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSSS) is a generalized skin eruption disease in which the outer covering of skin become degenerated. Toxins responsible for SSSS are exfoliatin exotoxins A and B, which are released from Staphylococcus aureus as a result of it detachment of desmoglein within the epidermal layer takes place (Kim et al., 2018). The disease rigorousness varies from being a localized skin lesion (bullous impetigo) to a more severe generalized condition, in which cutaneous erythema followed by plentiful detaching of the epidermal layer of the skin (Jeyakumari et al., 2009) Staphylococcus scalded skin syndrome is more commonly observed in infants and children. It can also happen in adults but its rare appearance is usually associated with kidney failure, malignancy or immunosuppression (Kim et al., 2018). In the present report two cases of Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome are described among neonates admitted at “The Children Hospital and Institute of Child Health (CHICH), Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan”. The newborn developed SSSS at the age of 3 months and 26 days. The weight of the infants was 3200 and 2000 grams respectively. The main focus of this case study is to study the symptoms, diagnostic approach and possible treatment of SSSS
