<prompt> Ritters disease is caused byBacillus anthracisStreptococcus pneumoniaeStaphylococcus aureusPseudomonas aeruginosa  <response>: The severe form of staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome is known as Ritters disease in the newborn due to an exfoliative toxin. In this disease, the outer layer of epidermis gets separated from underlying tissues. Milder forms are pemphigus neonatorum and bullous impetigo. 