impetigo

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  1. noun A contagious bacterial skin infection, usually of children, that is characterized by the eruption of superficial pustules and the formation of thick yellow crusts, commonly on the face.

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  • He had scoliosis, skin lesions, and scabies, and the nurse was always hauling him off for impetigo or indigestion or impacted turds or any of the other nasty bugs that he carried around like his only friends. —  Land of the Blind by Jess Walter
  • Secondary infections may occur, including impetigo or, in some cases, a reactivation of herpes simplex. —  MyLinkVault Newest Links
  • S. pyogenes causes a range of other diseases, including strep throat, scarlet fever, rheumatic fever, and skin infections such as mild impetigo and catastrophic necrotizing fasciitis (now commonly called the "flesh-eating disease"). —  Livescience.com
  • NovaBay has entered into an agreement with Galderma S.A. to develop and commercialize Aganocides in acne, impetigo and other dermatological indications.
  • The diagnosis revealed a bacterial infection called impetigo affecting primarily the area around her eyes and nose. —  CBN.com
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  1. Middle English, from Latin impetīgō, from impetere, to attack; see impetus.

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  1. = French impćtigo = Spanish impétigo = Portuguese impetigo = Italian impetigine, impe-tiggine, from Latin impetigo, inpetigo, impetigo, from impe-tere, inpetere, rush upon, attack: see impetus.
 

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