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Oussama Itani, MD; Ruth Crump, MD; Francis Mimouni, MD; Walter W. Tunnessen, Jr, MD

Am J Dis Child. 1992;146(4):425-426.

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Denouement and Discussion

Ritter's Disease (Neonatal Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome)

Historical Background

Baron Gotfried Ritter von Rittershain was the first to describe this dramatic exfoliative disease of newborns, having done so in 1878.¹ During a 10-year period, 297 cases occurred in the orphanage in Prague, Czechoslovakia, where he served as physician. He labeled the disorder dermatitis exfoliativa neonatorum, but was unsure of its cause. In 1956, Lyell² renewed attention to this striking disorder, which he described as resembling scalding. Not until 1970, however, did Melish and Glasgow³ demonstrate in newborn mice that Staphylococcus aureus, particularly . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Contributed from the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, University of Cincinnati (Ohio) Medical Center.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication June 2, 1991.

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