Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine | 2019
A Desquamating Skin Rash in a Pediatric Patient
Abstract
Prompt identification and treatment of true dermatologic emergencies is essential in emergency medicine, especially in vulnerable populations such as pediatric patients. This is a case of a three-year-old female who presented with significant dehydration in the setting of a desquamating skin rash diagnosed in our emergency department as staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome.