A 4-year old with a blistering skin syndrome was referred ...

A 4-year old with a blistering skin syndrome was referred to Burns Unit in Hospital Kuala Lumpur. At physical examination, erythema (skin rash caused by inflamed blood capillaries) and exfoliation were present. Culture skin reported Staphylococcus aureus. Which best describes the disease?

A. Scarlet fever

B. Scalded skin syndrome

C. Chickenpox

D. Smallpox

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