Ritter's disease (DOID:9063)
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Synonyms: Dermatitis exfoliativa neonatorum; Pemphigus neonatorum; Ritter disease; Scalded skin syndrome; Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome; Toxic epidermal necrolysis, subcorneal type
Alt IDs: ICD10CM:L00, ICD9CM:695.81, MESH:D013206, NCI:C85077, UMLS_CUI:C0038165
Definition: A commensal bacterial infectious disease that is characterized by widespread erythema, peeling, and necrosis of the skin, that is caused by a toxin produced by a bacterium of the genus Staphylococcus (S. aureus). The infection has_symptom redness of skin, has_symptom fluid-filled blister formation, has_symptom fever and has_symptom irritability.