Ritter's disease

Rit·ter's disease

noun \ˈrit-ərz-\

Definition of RITTER'S DISEASE

: staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome

Biographical Note for RITTER'S DISEASE

Ritter von Rittershain \ˈrit-ər-fȯn-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.