01-11-2006, 03:21 AM
2-year-old child develops a localized cutaneous infection with phage group II Staphylococcus aureus. A rash resembling the rash of scarlet fever begins around the mouth, then spreads to the trunk and extremities. A few bullae develop, which burst, leaving denuded skin. At what level in the skin did these bullae most likely develop?
A. Across the basal cells
B. Below the basement membrane
C. Between the basal cells and the basement membrane
D. High in the epidermis
E. Just above the basal cells
A. Across the basal cells
B. Below the basement membrane
C. Between the basal cells and the basement membrane
D. High in the epidermis
E. Just above the basal cells