A case of guttate psoriasis following Kawasaki disease
- 1 March 2000
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in British Journal of Dermatology
- Vol. 142 (3), 548-550
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2133.2000.03376.x
Abstract
We report a case of guttate psoriasis following Kawasaki disease, in a patient with Staphylococcus aureus demonstrated in a throat swab. We suggest that preceding staphylococcal infection can play a key role in the pathogenesis of some cases of guttate psoriasis, possibly by the production of superantigens.Keywords
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