Which statements are true of scalded skin syndrome? (Select all that apply.)
A) Virulent group II staphylococci cause the scalded skin syndrome.
B) A trauma burn triggers the syndrome.
C) The syndrome results in a separation involving the epidermis.
D) Toxins resulting from scalded skin syndrome are circulated through the blood.
E) The lesions of scalded skin syndrome are sites of the infective organism.

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Virulent group II staphylococci,which produce an exfoliative toxin that attacks desmoglein and adhesion molecules and that causes a separation of the skin just below the granular layer of the epidermis,cause the scalded-skin syndrome.The toxins are usually produced at body sites other than the skin and arrive at the epidermis through the circulatory system.Staphylococci are not typically found in the skin lesions themselves.

Which Statements Are True of Scalded Skin Syndrome? (Select All