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  2. What is Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis? - WebMD

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    Both conditions can cause the surface layer of the skin to peel off in sheets. ... Many patients get care in a burn facility or intensive care unit. Doctors may give certain drugs to ease the ...

  3. What to Know About Peeling Skin (Desquamation) - WebMD

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    Desquamation can happen when your skin is exposed to hot liquids, surfaces, objects, or direct flame. Chemical burns. If your skin comes into direct contact with certain chemicals, it will start ...

  4. Several skin disorders and physical conditions can lead to scaling on your top layer of skin. These may include: skin reactions, including contact dermatitis, allergic eczema, drug allergies, and ...

  5. What’s Living on Your Dirty Sheets - WebMD

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    Comforters, blankets, and duvet Covers: Once every 1-2 months. (If you don’t use a top sheet, wash them when you do your sheets.) Mattress pad: Wash four times a year. Bed skirt: Every 3-6 ...

  6. Home remedies. First, gently clean the skin tear with a sterile water or isotonic saline solution. If it’s a smaller and more superficial tear, a gentle soap and water may be used. Then fully ...

  7. Scalded Skin Syndrome: Causes, Risk, and Treatment - Healthline

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    Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSSS) is a serious skin infection caused by the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus. This bacterium produces an exfoliative toxin that causes the outer layers of ...

  8. Exfoliative Dermatitis: Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatments

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    Exfoliative dermatitis may affect your body’s ability to regulate its temperature. As a result, you might experience flu-like symptoms, such as: fever. swollen lymph nodes. chills. Widespread ...

  9. Scalded Skin Syndrome: What Causes It, and How It's Treated

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    3 min read. Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSSS) is a serious skin infection that usually occurs in infants and young children under the age of six. It's also called Ritter's disease. This ...