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A case of guttate psoriasis following Kawasaki disease
Author(s) -
Han MH.,
Jang KA.,
Sung KJ.,
Moon KC.,
Koh JK.,
Choi JH.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2000.03376.x
Subject(s) - superantigen , kawasaki disease , medicine , staphylococcus aureus , dermatology , psoriasis , immunology , pathogenesis , disease , throat , pathology , immune system , surgery , biology , bacteria , t cell , genetics , artery
We report a case of guttate psoriasis following Kawasaki disease, in a patient with Staphylococcus aureus demonstrated in a throat swab. We suggest that preceding staphylococcal infection can play a key role in the pathogenesis of some cases of guttate psoriasis, possibly by the production of superantigens.
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