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Pyoderma vs Ecthyma - What's the difference?

pyoderma | ecthyma |

As nouns the difference between pyoderma and ecthyma

is that pyoderma is (label) an infection of the skin by pyogenic bacteria while ecthyma is an ulcerative pyoderma of the skin, caused by bacteria.

pyoderma

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (label) an infection of the skin by pyogenic bacteria

    • Derived terms

    * pyoderma gangrenosum * pyodermic

    ecthyma

    English

    (wikipedia ecthyma)

    Noun

  • An ulcerative pyoderma of the skin, caused by bacteria.
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    • , passage=Lucky Lady is in isolation for a couple of weeks, trying to shake a case of contagious ecthyma , or sore mouth, a condition Ms. Coston described as lamb herpes. }}

    Related terms

    * ecthymatous