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Toxic epidermal necrolysis associated with Klebsiella pneumoniae sepsis
E Picard1, D Gillis, L Klapholz
1Department of Pediatrics, Hadassah University, Ein-Kerem, Jerusalem, Israel.
Pediatric Dermatology
|December 1, 1994
Abstract:
Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) is a rare condition in childhood usually attributed to drugs. We describe a 4-month-old infant who developed typical clinical and histologic findings of TEN concomitantly with Klebsiella pneumoniae sepsis. We emphasize that in cases of acute, severe exfoliative disease in infants, apart from staphylococcal infection, gram-negative bacterial sepsis must also be considered.