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MeSH Heading: Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome
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
Unique ID: D013206
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013206
Annotation: in inf; do not confuse with another epidermolytic disease: NONSTAPHYLOCOCCAL SCALDED SKIN SYNDROME see EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS, TOXIC
Scope Note: 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.
Entry Version: SSSS
Entry Term(s): Ritter Disease; Ritter's Disease; Scalded Skin Syndrome, Staphylococcal; Staphylococcal Scalded-Skin Syndrome
Previous Indexing: Epidermal Necrolysis, Toxic (1966-1985); Staphylococcal Infections (1966-1985)
Public MeSH Note: 1991; see STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTIONS 1986-1990; RITTER'S DISEASE see DERMATITIS EXFOLIATIVA 1968-1985, was heading 1966-1967
History Note: 1991(1986); use STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTIONS 1986-1990; RITTER'S DISEASE use DERMATITIS EXFOLIATIVA 1968-1985, was heading 1966-1967
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1985/05/07
Revision Date: 2019/06/13

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Concept UI: M0020426
Scope Note: 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.
Terms: Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome Preferred Term
Term UI T038784
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Ritter's Disease
Term UI T038780
Date06/25/1985
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Ritter Disease
Term UI T038781
Date05/09/1985
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Staphylococcal Scalded-Skin Syndrome
Term UI T038782
Date01/09/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1991); Scalded Skin Syndrome, Staphylococcal
Term UI T038783
Date04/21/1992
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1993)

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