# Ritter's disease

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome

## Etymology
The clinical features were first described in 1878 by Baron Gottfried Ritter von Rittershain.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ritter-s-disease