Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome

A disease of infants due to group 2 phage type 17 staphylococci that produce an epidermolytic exotoxin. Superficial fine vesicles and bullae form and rupture easily, resulting in loss of large sheets of epidermis.

Year introduced: 1991(1986)

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Tree Number(s): C01.150.252.410.868.951.770, C01.150.252.819.770.770, C01.800.720.770.770, C17.800.838.765.770.770

MeSH Unique ID: D013206

Entry Terms:

• Scalded Skin Syndrome, Staphylococcal
• Staphylococcal Scalded-Skin Syndrome
• Scalded-Skin Syndrome, Staphylococcal
• Scalded-Skin Syndromes, Staphylococcal
• Staphylococcal Scalded-Skin Syndromes
• Syndrome, Staphylococcal Scalded-Skin
• Syndromes, Staphylococcal Scalded-Skin
• Ritter's Disease
• Disease, Ritter's
• Ritters Disease
• Ritter Disease
• Disease, Ritter

Previous Indexing:

• Epidermal Necrolysis, Toxic (1966-1985)
• Staphylococcal Infections (1966-1985)

All MeSH Categories
Diseases Category
Infections
Bacterial Infections and Mycoses
Bacterial Infections
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
Staphylococcal Infections
Staphylococcal Skin Infections
Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome

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Diseases Category
Infections
Bacterial Infections and Mycoses
Bacterial Infections
Skin Diseases, Bacterial
Staphylococcal Skin Infections
Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome

All MeSH Categories
Diseases Category
Infections
Skin Diseases, Infectious
Skin Diseases, Bacterial
Staphylococcal Skin Infections
Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome

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Diseases Category
Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases
Skin Diseases
Skin Diseases, Infectious
Skin Diseases, Bacterial
Staphylococcal Skin Infections
Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome