Staphylococcus Scalded Skin Syndrome-Induced Thrombosis Leading to Free Flap Complications: A Case Report and Review
Muireann Keating,
Li Jie Helena Yoo,
Billy Lane-O'Neill
et al.
Abstract:Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSSS) is a clinical term used for a spectrum of blistering skin conditions induced by the epidermolytic toxins of the
Staphylococcus aureus
bacteria. The complications of SSSS include thrombosis; however, the pathophysiology of this is still poorly understood. We present a case of free anterolateral thigh (ALT) flap failure in a patient as a result of widespread flap thrombosis associated with staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSSS). This is the … Show more
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