About The Medical Condition Exfoliative Toxin B

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Exfoliative Toxin B

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Exfoliative Toxin B Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Exfoliative Toxin B?

Protein exotoxins from Staphylococcus aureus, phage type II, which cause epidermal necrolysis. They are proteins with a molecular weight of 26,000 to 32,000. They cause a condition variously called scaled skin, Lyell or Ritter syndrome, epidermal exfoliative disease, toxic epidermal necrolysis, etc.

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