Open AccessRitter Syndrome Mimicking Drug Eruption
Author(s) -
Kadir İdin,
Seniyye Ülgen Zengin,
Harun Uysal,
Selçuk Alver,
Ziya Salihoğlu
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
bezmialem science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2148-2373
DOI - 10.14235/bs.2015.491
Subject(s) - medicine , drug eruption , dermatology , differential diagnosis , staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome , drug , pathology , staphylococcus aureus , psychiatry , biology , bacteria , genetics
Ritter syndrome mimicking drug eruption staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome is a rare fatal condition in adults with erythematous and bullous lesions. With appropriate and immediate therapy, mortality decreases by 5%; a differential diagnosis is necessary. In this case, we report Ritter syndrome mimicking drug eruption.
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