Site of action of exfoliative toxin in the staphylococcal scaled-skin syndrome.

Acantholysis/etiology Animals Animals, Newborn Biopsy Dermatitis, Exfoliative/microbiology,pathology Desmosomes Disease Models, Animal Histological Techniques Humans Mice Microscopy, Electron Skin/pathology Skin Diseases, Infectious/pathology Staphylococcal Infections/pathology Staphylococcus/metabolism Stevens-Johnson Syndrome/etiology Syndrome Toxins, Biological/administration & dosage,biosynthesis,pharmacology

Toxins, Biological