Center for Clinical Studies, Webster, TX, United States; Corresponding author at: 1401 Binz Street, Houston, TX 77004, United States.
Alfredo Siller, Jr.
Center for Clinical Studies, Webster, TX, United States
Omar Lupi
Dermatology Department, Hospital Universitário Gafree Guinle da Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Thais Barros Castro Alves
Dermatology Department, Hospital Universitário Gafree Guinle da Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Fátima Di Maio Ferreira
Dermatology Department, Hospital Universitário Gafree Guinle da Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Patrícia Brasil
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation RJ, Brazil
Stephen K. Tyring
Center for Clinical Studies, Webster, TX, United States; Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, United States
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).