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staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome

Medical Definition

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.

Wikipedia Summary

Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSSS) is a dermatological condition caused by Staphylococcus aureus..
Related Codes (1)
Code
Description
Billable
Details
L00Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome
Additional Codes (1)Type 1 Excludes (3)

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