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**[[Skin Glossary - Pathology|Pustules -> crusts]], mostly in hairless skin | **[[Skin Glossary - Pathology|Pustules -> crusts]], mostly in hairless skin | ||
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**Interfollicular neutrophilic subcorneal pustule | **Interfollicular neutrophilic subcorneal pustule | ||
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Revision as of 14:52, 21 February 2011
- = Superficial pustular dermatitis
- Caused by coagulase-positive Staphylococcus spp.
- Associated with:
- Abrasions
- Poor nutrition
- Viral infections
- Immunosuppression (often due to hyperadrenocorticism)
- Grossly:
- Pustules -> crusts, mostly in hairless skin
- Microscopically:
- Interfollicular neutrophilic subcorneal pustule