Ritter's disease (Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome, Ritter S Disease)

Ritter's Disease (Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome, Ritter's Disease)

Ritter's disease is a toxic necrosis of the epidermis, a disease that develops in infants and is caused by bacteria of the genus Staphylococcus. It is characterized by redness and separation of the skin, the appearance of large blisters merging with each other, reminiscent of blisters from a burn.

The onset of the disease is usually unexpected, and sick children require especially careful care and appropriate antibiotics.

The medical name of the disease is toxic epidermal necrolysis. Although Ritter's disease most often occurs in infants, it can occur at any age.