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Staphylococcal Blistering Dactylitis: Report of Two Patients
Author(s) -
Woroszylski Alejandro,
Durán Carola,
Tamayo Lourdes,
Luz Orozco Ma.,
RuizMaldonado Ramon
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.1996.tb01242.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dactylitis , dermatology , enthesitis , psoriatic arthritis , psoriasis
Abstract: Two children with staphylococcal blistering distal dactylitis (BDD), a condition usually caused by streptococci, are reported. Etiologic distinction in BDD can be made only bacteriologically. Staphylococci are increasingly the cause of bacterial cutaneous infections.