Question

A patient has come to the clinic with the following signs and symptoms: fever, extremely low blood pressure, vomiting, red rash, and loss of sheets of skin on the palms of his hands and soles of his feet. The infection was caused by Staphylococcus aureus. The peeling of the skin was most likely due to:

Answer 1

The peeling of the skin was most likely due to anthrax.

A bacterium species called Staphylococcus aureus exists in nature as a pathogen (disease-causing). Because Staphylococcus aureus is a pathogen, it is thought to be the cause of some illnesses. The illnesses brought on by this bacterium are represented by the options given as follows:

Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome is another name for scalded skin (SSSS). It is brought on by a toxin that Staphylococcus aureus produces.

- Meningitis: As the name suggests, Staphylococcus aureus is the cause of staphylococcal meningitis.

- Syndrome impetigo: Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus spp. are the germs that cause this common skin infection in youngsters.

According to the possibilities presented, Bacillus anthracis, a different type of bacterium, is the cause of anthrax.

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