noun

impetigo

im-pih-TY-goh/ˌɪmpɪˈtaɪɡəʊ/

A contagious bacterial skin infection causing sores and crusting.

The man's impetigo causes honey-colored crusted sores around his nose and mouth.

A close three-quarter portrait of a young adult man with characteristic localized honey-colored crusted sores around the nostrils and mouth.

Etymology

Latin impetigo, “skin eruption,” comes from a verb meaning “to attack.” The name once covered skin disease broadly, then narrowed to the specific infection marked by sores and crusts.

In context

Armando Hasudungan1:39

pustule which are usually thick walled but these can rupture and when they rupture they leave a yellow Brown crusting lesion around it and this is a classical feature of impetigo

Impetigo Bacterial Skin Infection - Overview (Clinical Presentation, Pathophysiology, Treatment)

More examples

Impetigo can spread through shared towels.
Honey-colored crusts around the nose can be a sign of impetigo.
His impetigo clears up after treatment.

Forms

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