Biomaterial Database

Adult staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome. 1990

B Beers, and B Wilson

Department of Dermatology, University of Minnesota Hospitals and Clinics, Minneapolis 55455.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000038	Abscess	Accumulation of purulent material in tissues, organs, or circumscribed spaces, usually associated with signs of infection.	Abscesses
D000368	Aged	A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available.	Elderly
D012867	Skin	The outer covering of the body that protects it from the environment. It is composed of the DERMIS and the EPIDERMIS.
D013206	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.	Ritter Disease,Scalded Skin Syndrome, Staphylococcal,Ritter's Disease,Staphylococcal Scalded-Skin Syndrome,Disease, Ritter,Disease, Ritter's,Ritters Disease,Scalded-Skin Syndrome, Staphylococcal,Scalded-Skin Syndromes, Staphylococcal,Staphylococcal Scalded-Skin Syndromes,Syndrome, Staphylococcal Scalded-Skin,Syndromes, Staphylococcal Scalded-Skin
D013207	Staphylococcal Skin Infections	Infections to the skin caused by bacteria of the genus STAPHYLOCOCCUS.	Skin Diseases, Staphylococcal,Infections, Staphylococcal Skin,Skin Infections, Staphylococcal,Staphylococcal Diseases, Skin,Staphylococcal Infections, Skin,Staphylococcal Skin Diseases
D013211	Staphylococcus aureus	Potentially pathogenic bacteria found in nasal membranes, skin, hair follicles, and perineum of warm-blooded animals. They may cause a wide range of infections and intoxications.