Table 3.  Superantigens and diseases [28, 30-99]   

Definite role
  • Staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome [33-35]
  • Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome [36-39]
  • Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome [33]
  • Scarlet fever rash [33]
  • Staphylococcal food poisoning [33]
  • Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis [33]

Probable role
  • Guttate psoriasis [40-46]
  • Kawasaki disease [47-57]
  • Staphylococcal superantigen-related glomerulonephritis [33]

Possible role
  • Atopic dermatitis [58-69]
  • Chronic plaque psoriasis (psoriasis vulgaris) [46]
  • Acute juvenile pityriasis rubra pilaris [70, 71]
  • Cutaneous T cell lymphoma [72-76]

Hypothesized role

á       Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps [77, 78]

á       Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma (MALTL) of the stomach [79]

á       Multiple sclerosis [80-82]

á       Rheumatoid arthritis [83-85]

á       BehcetÕs disease [86, 87]

á       WegenerÕs granulomatosis [88, 89]

á       Takayasu arteritis [90]

á       Giant cell arteritis [90]

á       Diabetes mellitus [91, 92]

á       Malaria [93, 94]

á       Tuberculosis [95, 96]

á      Viral infections (HIV, EBV) [97-99]