Medical Dictionary

Ritter's disease

noun Rit·ter's disease \ˈrit-ərz-\

Medical Definition of RITTER'S DISEASE

Biographical Note for RITTER'S DISEASE

Ritter von Rittershain \ˈrit-ər-fn-ˈrit-ərz-ˌhīn\ Gottfried (1820–1883), German physician. Ritter first described staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome in brief in 1870, publishing a full description in 1878.

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