[Staphylogenic Lyell's syndrome in adults]

In the staphylogenically caused Lyell-syndrome - in most cases a disease in childhood - toxins of Staphylococcus aureus lead to epidermolysis. It should always be treated with antibiotics resistant to penicillinase, in no case with corticosteroids. Therefore, the correct diagnosis must be made in time. This is possible by the different histological picture of the two forms.