Patients affected by atopic eczema very often present skin overinfection. The more frequently involved bacterium is Staphylococcus aureus, whereas only rarely group A β-hemolytic Streptococcus is cultured from the overinfected areas of atopic eczema. We present two patients affected by atopic eczema with herpes-like lesions caused by group A streptococcal infection. Clinicians should be aware of this condition to institute a correct empirical therapy prior to microbiological confirm of the infectious agent
Herpes-like impetigo due to group A β-hemolytic streptococcus / A. Patrizi; F. Savoia; F. Giacomini; I. Neri. - In: PD. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC DERMATOLOGY. - ISSN 1122-7672. - STAMPA. - 17:3(2007), pp. 163-165.
Herpes-like impetigo due to group A β-hemolytic streptococcus
PATRIZI, ANNALISA;SAVOIA, FRANCESCO;NERI, IRIA
2007
Abstract
Patients affected by atopic eczema very often present skin overinfection. The more frequently involved bacterium is Staphylococcus aureus, whereas only rarely group A β-hemolytic Streptococcus is cultured from the overinfected areas of atopic eczema. We present two patients affected by atopic eczema with herpes-like lesions caused by group A streptococcal infection. Clinicians should be aware of this condition to institute a correct empirical therapy prior to microbiological confirm of the infectious agentI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
