Scalded Skin Syndrome
Scalded skin syndrome, aka, Ritter’s disease, is caused by exfoliative toxins produced by S. aureus.
- It primarily affects newborns and young children.
- Disease onset is abrupt, and begins with perioral inflammation followed by superficial cutaneous blistering, then epithelial desquamation.
- Antibodies appear within 7-10 days, scarring is unusual, and mortality rate is low.