Difference between revisions of "Impetigo"

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= 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

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