Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome
- Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome
- An infection of the skin with group II Staphylococcus aurea bacteria. The bacteria release toxins, causing inflamed, scaling skin that looks as though it has been burned. It is more common in children than in adults, but is more likely to cause death when it does occur in adults. Rehydration and intravenous antibiotics are the most common treatments. Steroids will worsen the condition, and should not be used. Abbreviated SSSS.
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staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome n an acute skin disorder esp. of infants and immunocompromised individuals 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),
and that exposes the affected individual to serious infections but is rarely fatal if diagnosed and treated promptly
abbr. SSSS compare TOXIC EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS
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an infectious disease of infants, young children, and occasionally older children and adults, seen after infection with certain strains of Staphylococcus aureus (phage group II), which elaborate exfoliatin (q.v.). Clinical signs are localized or widespread fine vesicles and bullae that rupture easily to cause exfoliation of large sheets of skin, leaving raw, denuded areas that make the skin surface look scalded. Called also dermatitis exfoliativa neonatorum and Ritter disease. Cf. toxic epidermal necrolysis.
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Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome.
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Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 L00 Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSS Syndrom) Dermatitis exfoliativa neonatorum (Ritter von Rittershain) Pemphigus acutus neonatorum Staphylogenes Lyell Syndrom … Deutsch Wikipedia
Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 L00 Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSS Syndrom) Dermatitis exfoliativa neonatorum (Ritter von Rittershain) Pemphigus acutus neonatorum Staphylogenes Lyell Syndrom … Deutsch Wikipedia
Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome — | MeshID = D013206 Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome, SSSS, also known as Pemphigus neonatorum or Ritter s disease, is a dermatological condition caused by Staphylococcus aureus . PathophysiologyThe syndrome is induced by 2 epidermolytic… … Wikipedia
staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome — (Lyell s disease, Ritter s disease) a potentially serious condition of young infants in which the skin becomes reddened and tender and then peels off, giving the appearance of a scald. The area of skin loss may be quite extensive. The underlying… … Medical dictionary
staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome — Lyell s disease; = Ritter s disease a potentially serious condition of young infants in which the skin becomes reddened and tender and then peels off, giving the appearance of a scald. The area of skin loss may be quite extensive. The underlying… … The new mediacal dictionary
staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome — (SSSS) A disease caused by staphylococci that produce an exfoliative toxin. The skin becomes red (erythema) and sheets of epidermis may separate from the underlying tissue … Dictionary of microbiology
Scalded skin syndrome — A potentially serious side effect of infection with the Staph (Staphylococcus) bacteria that produces a specific protein which loosens the "cement" holding the various layers of the skin together. This allows blister formation and… … Medical dictionary
scalded-skin syndrome — scald·ed skin syndrome skȯld əd n TOXIC EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS see STAPHYLOCOCCAL SCALDED SKIN SYNDROME … Medical dictionary
Болезнь Риттера (Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome, Ritter 'S Disease) — токсический некроз эпидермиса; развивающееся у младенцев заболевание, вызываемое бактериями рода Staphylococcus и характеризующееся покраснением и расслоением кожи, появлением крупных сливающихся друг с другом пузырей, напоминающих пузыри от… … Медицинские термины
Staphylococcal infection — Classification and external resources SEM micrograph of S. aureus colonies; note the grape like clustering common to Staphylococcus species. MeSH … Wikipedia
