Catalog
Staphylococcal scarlatina
Link to WHO Definition
Staphylococcal scarlatina – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/449652676
An exanthem mediated by staphylococcal toxins from distant Staphylococcus aureus infection but without the systemic complications seen in staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome, of which it may be regarded as a mild form. Clinically it resembles scarlet fever.