ecthyma
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Ecthyma () is a variation of impetigo, presenting at a deeper level of tissue.
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Research
1,534 papers- [Ecthyma].Semergen · 2015
- Nonpseudomonal ecthyma gangrenosum.Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2004
- Orf (ecthyma contagiosum).The Pan African medical journal · 2021
- Ecthyma Gangrenosum.The New England journal of medicine · 2017
- Ecthyma gangrenosum caused by Staphylococcus aureus in hematological malignancies: Case reports and literature review.Medicine · 2022
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- impetigo
- Image
- An introduction to dermatology (1905) ecthyma.jpg
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- purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_11907
- health specialty
- dermatology
- different from
- Ectima
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- Ecthyma
- ICD-9-CM
- 686.8
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Ecthyma () is a variation of impetigo, presenting at a deeper level of tissue.
It is usually associated with group A (beta-hemolytic) Streptococcus (abbreviated GAS). This variation has similar features to those of impetigo.
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