TY - JOUR
T1 - Blistering distal dactylitis
T2 - A case series in children under nine months of age
AU - Lyon, Matt
AU - Doehring, Marla C.
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PY - 2004/5
Y1 - 2004/5
N2 - Blistering distal dactylitis (BDD) is a distinct clinical entity that is infrequently reported in the literature. Characteristically, blistering distal dactylitis is described as a localized infection involving the volar fat pad of the distal phalanx of the digits, and it usually presents as a fluid-filled blister. The usual causative organism is group A β-hemolytic Streptococcus, but less commonly, Staphyloccous aureus and Staphyloccoccus epidermis are present. The normal age range is reported to be 2 to 16 years old, but there are case reports of this infection in adults. Only one case has been reported in the literature in a child younger than 24 months of age. In this report we describe three cases in children younger than 9 months old. These three cases indicate that BDD can and does occur in children younger than 2 years of age.
AB - Blistering distal dactylitis (BDD) is a distinct clinical entity that is infrequently reported in the literature. Characteristically, blistering distal dactylitis is described as a localized infection involving the volar fat pad of the distal phalanx of the digits, and it usually presents as a fluid-filled blister. The usual causative organism is group A β-hemolytic Streptococcus, but less commonly, Staphyloccous aureus and Staphyloccoccus epidermis are present. The normal age range is reported to be 2 to 16 years old, but there are case reports of this infection in adults. Only one case has been reported in the literature in a child younger than 24 months of age. In this report we describe three cases in children younger than 9 months old. These three cases indicate that BDD can and does occur in children younger than 2 years of age.
KW - Blistering dermatosis
KW - Blistering distal dactylitis (BDD)
KW - Pediatric infection
KW - Skin infection
KW - Streptococcal infection
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jemermed.2003.08.015
DO - 10.1016/j.jemermed.2003.08.015
M3 - Article
C2 - 15093848
AN - SCOPUS:1942420686
SN - 0736-4679
VL - 26
SP - 421
EP - 423
JO - Journal of Emergency Medicine
JF - Journal of Emergency Medicine
IS - 4
ER -