Staphylococcal scarlatina

Definition

An exanthem mediated by staphylococcal toxins from distant Staphylococcus aureus infection but without the systemic complications seen in staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome, of which it may be regarded as a mild form. Clinically it resembles scarlet fever.

Exclusions

• Scarlatina NOS (1B50)

Also indexed as

Nearby in Toxin-mediated cutaneous reactions to distant or systemic bacterial infection

• EA50.0Erythema marginatum rheumaticum
• EA50.1Streptococcal toxin-mediated perineal erythema
• EA50.2Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome
• 4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified