Medical Definition of Impetigo vulgaris

1. A contagious pyoderma caused by direct inoculation of group A streptococci or Staphylococcus aureus into superficial cutaneous abrasions or compromised skin. It is most commonly seen in children, usually located on the face, especially about the nose and mouth. The characteristic features are the presence of discrete fragile vesicles surrounded by an erythematous border that become pustular and rupture to discharge a thin, amber coloured seropurulent fluid that dries and forms a thick yellowish crust, the pustules may spread peripherally with central healing, evolving into annular, circinate or gyrate patterns. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Impetigo Vulgaris

impesters
impesting
impests
impetiginization
impetiginous
impetiginous cheilitis
impetiginous syphilid
impetigo
impetigo bullosa
impetigo circinata
impetigo contagiosa
impetigo contagiosa bullosa
impetigo eczematodes
impetigo herpetiformis
impetigo neonatorum
impetigo vulgaris (current term)
impetigos
impetrable
impetrate
impetrated
impetrates
impetrating
impetration
impetrations
impetrative
impetratory
impetuosities
impetuosity
impetuous
impetuously

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