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Staphylococcal Exfoliative Toxin

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Staphylococcal Exfoliative Toxin Medical Condition

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

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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