Has anyones child ever had Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome?

[Tanya825]

Hi. Has anyones child ever had staphlacochal scolded skin syndrome? Just wondering how long it took to fully clear after the infection. This is my series of event. On thursday 2nd jan my 3 month old sons skin looked really sore red, dry and flakey this was manly on his stomach and back. So i took him to the gp who said it was eczema and prescribed e45 to be applied several times a day. I stared this and every time i was applying the e45 my son was screaming in pain as if it was making it worse not better. On the friday his skin looked even worse bright red from the neck down so we stopped using the e45. I was contemplating taking him back to the gp then however thought maybe i hadn't given it enough time and after reading online decided the try using olive oil on his skin instead which was much gentler and he didn't cry half as much having it applied. Saturday and sunday he seemed a little more settled however obviously still not himself. Monday morning it looked red again and i kept a close eye on it throughout the day. In the afternoon he woke from his nap screaming in so much pain. I looked and his vest was soaked through. His skin was so bright red and weeping all over, as the name suggest literally as if he had been placed in boiling water from the neck down. He had gotten much worse so i called the gp and took him straight down as he was so distressed and i couldn't stop him crying! The gp then referred us the the paediatric assessment unit as she though it was this scolded skin syndrome. When we got there it was confirmed and he was admitted. He was there for a week on antibiotics through and IV along with a drip for the first few days to stop him getting dehydrated. We got sent home on the sunday with a further 2 days worth of oral antibiotics. It's now been 16 days since the antibiotics were started and a week since we stopped giving the antibiotics however he still has redness on his skin, mainly in his creases. Under his chin, armpits, behind his knees etc. I've been applying diprobase a few times a day since he was admitted and although this is keeping his skin supple its not taking the redness down. Took him back to the gp today and she said just carry on with the diprobase and will see us again in a few days. Should it still be red after all this time? As it's a fairly rare illness there isn't as much information online as id like and was trying to get advise from others when have been through the same thing. Horrible illness and i just want my boy to be better now . Thanx xx

both prescribed by the doctor and by friends and websites, and we've recently dicovered the Weleda babycare range (available online, from Waitrose, from some healthfood shops and possibly Boo y s, a friend said), which is working almost as well as steroid creams but is 100% natural, the main ingredient being calendula (marigold). They do a hair and body wash, a face cream, body lotion, baby oil and nappy cream. Might also be wortb a try.It takes all of t y e heat out of her skin.Good luck, and hope all of this helps.

It's horrible!! My DD had this last year. She has eczema which got more difficult to control after SSS. Her skin always flares up in blotches where the scalded skin was at its worse. We have used, diprobase, double base and dermal. Did your son get wrapped in mepitel (not sure in spelling) bandages (like a moist gel type muslin??) that they treat burns victims with? I think these we're what helped clear her skin up so quickly while she was in hospital. You can buy it at the chemist too. I think from memory they creamed her all over then put the mepitel squares on and then a breathable bandage over the top. Hope he's better soon, but be prepared to get very anxious every time his skins flares up if he has eczema. Good luck!!

Thanx ElleOhElle that's really helpful. We were in hospital again the day after i started this post as we woke up the the next morning and his skin was really bad again. We've seen a dermatologist now and she said that he does have quite bad eczema and his skin a really dry/raw and this is whats leaving in the infection. We have not been prescribed a steroid cream to take the inflammation down, plus a new cream to put on instead of the diprobase hydro(something or other) a bit like Vaseline as the diprobase isn't adding enough moisture into the skin, and also some anti bacterial emollient to go in the bath to kill any bacteria before it causes and more infections like ssss. Been putting these on for 2 days and already seeing a difference xx

That's great you're seeing results, if he has eczema I would highly recommend www.scratchsleeves.co.uk
They have been a lifesaver for us only wish I'd discovered them before the SSS. Put them on at night to stop him re-opening the same wounds (or making new ones) during his sleep. My daughter wears them every night without fail. Hope he gets better soon

My DD had this last summer under the arms, it was really bad! Looked scary! With antibiotics it was better after about a week but then took a month or more to be back to normal (it stayed reddish for a long time)

For me, even better than Weleda was A. Vogel's bioforce cream, you can buy it directly from avogel.co.uk website, it works wonders and many nasty rashes can disappear immediately after you use it. Also 100% natural and plant based like Weleda.

hi. just read everyone's post and would try the cream that sanam and marvelous has suggested. ds 8 eczema is severe to the point where its all over his body,hands and face. for the past year its spread to his face and neck. that area is always red and would go away for a few days then comes back red all over. he has lichfications on his knees and hands through years of scratching and heavy long term use of steroids creams. recently on bought him comfifit from pharmacy and organic cotton from contoncomfort website. their pj are so soft and comfortable. my son has sleep top with mittens attached. .That has help his skin to heal evenhthough he's still scraches it doesn't bleed ad before. his dermatalogist suggested he has light therapy because his eczema is wide spread. will consider it now if it helps. i like to know please if i can use the weleda and vogels bioforce on his neck and face.