ABSTRACT
Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSSS) is the term used to dene a potentially life-threatening, blistering skin disease caused by exfoliative toxins (ETs) of certain strains of Staphylococcus aureus. The syndrome belongs to a wide spectrum of staphylococcal infections that range in severity from localized bullous impetigo to a generalized cutaneous involvement characterized by extensive blistering with supercial denudation and subsequent desquamation of the skin. SSSS is so-named due to its staphylococcal etiology and its remarkable resemblance to the clinical picture of scalding.
