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Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome
Also Known As: Pemphigus Neonatorum; Ritters Disease
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Condition overview
Attributes
Commonalityis rare
Linked signs and symptoms
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Linked drugs / medications
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Treatments, therapies and supportive options
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Alternative and complementary therapies
1Alternative therapies
1Linked diagnostic tests and investigations
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Biological markers/agents
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Often increased
1Often decreased
0No markers in this group.
Introduction / full article
Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome
Efficacy of Alternative and Other Treatments According to GRADE* Ranking:
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT):
Recommendation: strongly against (available evidence shows that HBOT is in no way useful in treating Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome, and can have harmful effects. NOT RECOMENDED)
Grade of Evidence: low quality of evidence
Heat Therapy
Recommendation: weakly against (there is scant evidence that heat therapy may help speed healing in skin infections, however more research is needed, and there are possible harmful effects to heat therapy being used without supervision by a qualified physician)
Grade of Evidence: low quality of evidence
* www.gradeworkinggroup.org