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Anogenital streptococcal cellulitis of infancy or childhood

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Link to WHO Definition

Anogenital streptococcal cellulitis of infancy or childhood – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/394105231

Infection of the perianal, vulvovaginal and/or penile skin of infants and children by Group A beta-haemolytic Streptococcus. It usually affects children aged 6 months to 10 years and most commonly presents as a tender, raw, well-demarcated, beefy red perianal erythema (perianal streptococcal cellulitis). It is associated with symptomatic or asymptomatic pharyngeal infection in up to 60% of cases. There is a small risk of progression to either guttate psoriasis or post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis.