Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome. A complication of circumcision
D. Annunziato and L. M. Goldblum
Numerous complications have been reported as a result of neonatal
circumcision. We describe here three cases of staphylococcal scalded skin
syndrome that were thought to be due to infected circumcisions. A review of
the literature failed to disclose descriptions of staphylococcal scalded
skin syndrome as such a complication. In spite of recent American Academy
of Pediatrics recommendations against routine circumcision, it will
continue to be a common procedure. Careful preoperative and postoperative
screening and guidance are urged to prevent staphylococcal scalded skin
syndrome and other complications.
