

HOT GIRL LOOSES TOP ON BUMPY ROAD SKIN
Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome is caused by toxins produced by certain strains (most commonly phage group 2 strains 55 and 71) of the bacterial germ Staphylococcus aureus. Infants and younger children are most susceptible, because they lack antibodies to the toxin and may be slow to clear the toxin-antibody complex in their immature kidneys, but the disorder can also occur in certain older children or adults such as people who have compromised immune systems or insufficient kidney (renal) function. Unlike similar disorders that cause a scalded skin appearance, the mucous membranes are not affected. Affected individuals may also experience nonspecific symptoms such as fever (usually low grade), chills, and weakness. The top layer of the skin may peel off and shed. In SSSS the toxin spreads to the skin through the blood stream and specifically binds to a target protein very high in the epidermis (outer layer of the skin) producing total body reddening of the skin and blistering and sloughing of the skin resembling a hot water burn or scalding of the skin. A toxin is a harmful substance that causes disease when it enters tissues of the body. Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSSS) is a disorder that develops because of a toxin produced by a staphylococcal infection.

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