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Dermatitis
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The scaling that occurs in exfoliative dermatitis can have severe metabolic consequences, depending on the intensity and the duration of the scaling. Since cutaneous function as a multiprotective barrier is so disrupted in exfoliative dermatitis, the body loses heat, water, protein and electrolytes, and renders itself much more vulnerable to infection. Exfoliative dermatitis is ... a risk factor for epidemic spread of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.6,20
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