Streptococcal intertrigo of the cervical folds in a five-month-old infant

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2012 Aug;31(8):872-3. doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31825ba674.

Abstract

We present a case of severe intertrigo in the neck of a 5-month-old infant. The cause was Streptococcus pyogenes.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / therapeutic use
  • Cephalexin / therapeutic use
  • Dexamethasone / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Intertrigo / diagnosis
  • Intertrigo / drug therapy
  • Intertrigo / microbiology*
  • Intertrigo / pathology
  • Male
  • Neck / microbiology
  • Neck / pathology
  • Skin / microbiology
  • Skin / pathology
  • Streptococcal Infections / diagnosis*
  • Streptococcal Infections / drug therapy
  • Streptococcal Infections / pathology
  • Streptococcus pyogenes / isolation & purification

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Dexamethasone
  • Cephalexin