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Summary Literature (0)
DOID:9063 - Ritter's disease

Disease Ontology 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.

Synonyms: Dermatitis exfoliativa neonatorum, Pemphigus neonatorum, Ritter disease, Scalded skin syndrome, Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome, Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (disorder), Toxic epidermal necrolysis, subcorneal type, Toxic epidermal necrolysis, subcorneal type (disorder),

Xenbase Genes :

Mondo Disease Ontology (on Monarch Initiative):
MONDO:0018181 - staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome


Other Model Organisms: AGR, MGI, ZFIN, FlyBase, WormBase, RGD

Ontology Viewers: Disease Ontology, EMBL-EBI, OLSVis tree view, Ontobee
Parent(s): commensal bacterial infectious disease (is_a), skin disease (is_a)