ICD-11 classes
14 Diseases of the skin
Certain skin disorders attributable to infection or...
Certain skin disorders attributable to bacterial infection
EA50 — Toxin-mediated cutaneous reactions to distant or systemic...
EA50.2 — Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome
ICD-11 EA50.2 — Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome
A syndrome caused by an infection with the gram-positive bacteria Staphylococcus. This syndrome is characterised by fever, blisters, erythema, large areas of skin peel, or Nikolsky’s sign. Transmission is by direct or indirect contact with an infected individual, through fomites, or by iatrogenic transmission. Confirmation is by identification of Staphylococcus in a blood or skin sample.
The diagnosis includes nothing.
It excludes 1 item.
- Toxic epidermal necrolysis (EB13.1)
It has no clarifying diagnoses.
The diagnosis is included in 1 another class.
- Neonatal staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (EH11)