Diagnosis: Staphylococcal infection bullous
Description: Crusts on the back
Morphology: Crusts
Site: Back
Sex: M
Age: 6
Type: Clinical
Submitted By: Ian McColl
Differential DiagnosisHistory:
This young boy had the sudden onset of blisters which burst rapidly and formed crusts.Swabs grew staphylococcus aureus.The blistering in this condition occurs beneath the stratum corneum.Hence the blisters are very fragile and rapidly form crusts.He responded quickly to dicloxacillin and healed without scarring.