toxic epidermal necrolysis
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toxic epidermal necrolysis
[¦tak·sik ‚ep·ə‚dər·məl nə′kräl·ə·səs] (medicine)
Intraepidermal blistering and separation of the outer epidermis, giving the appearance and the management problems of a scald, caused by infection with Staphylococcus aureus strains producing one of the epidermolytic toxins, usually of phage group II. Also known as scalded skin syndrome.
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