pyoderma

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Pyoderma means any skin disease that is pyogenic (has pus). These include superficial bacterial infections such as impetigo, impetigo contagiosa, ecthyma, folliculitis, Bockhart's impetigo, furuncle, carbuncle, tropical ulcer, etc.Page 348 in: {{cite book |author=Fisher, Bruce |author2=Harvey, Richard P. |author3=Champe, Pamela C. |title=Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews: Microbiology (Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews Series) |publisher=Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |location=Hagerstown, MD |year= 2007|isbn=978-0-7817-8215-9 }} Autoimmune conditions include pyoderma gangrenosum. Pyoderma affects more than 111 million children worldwide, making it one of the three most common skin disorders in children along with scabies and tinea.{{cite journal |vauthors=Andrews RM, McCarthy J, Carapetis JR, Currie BJ |title=Skin disorders, including pyoderma, scabies, and tinea infections |journal=Pediatr. Clin. North Am. |volume=56 |issue=6 |pages=1421–40 |date=December 2009 |pmid=19962029 |doi=10.1016/j.pcl.2009.09.002 }}