PERIANAL STREPTOCOCCAL DERMATITIS

Course overview

PERIANAL STREPTOCOCCAL DERMATITIS IS A CELLULITIS OF THE PERINEUM. THE MOST COMMON CAUSATIVE ORGANISM IS GROUP A BETA-HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCI. THEREFORE, PERIANAL STREPTOCOCCAL DERMATITIS IS TREATED WITH BOTH ORAL AND TOPICAL ANTIMICROBIALS. THIS DERMATOLOGIC CONDITION IS A DISEASE OF CHILDREN AND OFTEN PRESENTS IN THE WINTER AND SPRING MONTHS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF PERIANAL STREPTOCOCCAL DERMATITIS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE HEALTHCARE TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.