Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome

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• Tagged entities

Properties

SES ID

• 429840

Notation

• 429840

In scheme

• Subject

Broader

• Bacterial diseases
• Rare diseases

Definition

• Widespread painful rash caused by Staphylococcus aureus, which produces a toxin that damages the outer layer of the skin causing it to be shed and small blisters to appear at the site of infection. The skin then resembles a scald or burn.