Abstract
Chikungunya is a rapidly emerging infectious disease worldwide caused by a virus that belongs to the Togaviridae family. It can have varied presentations, but vesiculobullous lesions are commonly described. A widespread dissemination of such lesions, however, is extremely rare. Person-to-person transmission has not been documented, but rare reports have described maternal-fetal vertical transmission. We herein describe a unique case of congenital chikungunya resulting in a staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome-like presentation and discuss the clinical presentation, underlying pathophysiology, and how to differentiate this condition from true Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis (SJS-TEN).
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