impetigo (DOID:8504)
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Alt IDs: ICD10CM:L01.0, ICD9CM:684, MESH:D007169, NCI:C99088, UMLS_CUI:C0021099
Definition: A pyoderma consisting of three forms of skin lesions having either a thick, adherent, recurrent, dirty yellow crust with an erythematous margin (common or superficial impetigo) or lessions which are superficial, thin-walled, and bullous as found in bullous impetigo. The lesions in bullous (staphylococcal) impetigo, which are always caused by S aureus, are superficial, thin-walled, and bullous.