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'''Pyoderma''' means any [[skin disease]] that is [[pyogenic]] (has pus). These include superficial bacterial infections such as [[impetigo]], [[impetigo contagiosa]], [[ecthyma]], [[folliculitis]], [[Bockhart's impetigo]], [[furuncle]], [[carbuncle]], [[tropical ulcer]], etc.<ref name=Clinic2009/><ref name=Microbiology348>Page 348 in: {{cite book |author=Fisher, Bruce |author2=Harvey, Richard P. |author3=Champe, Pamela C. |title=Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews: Microbiology (Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews Series) |publisher=Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |location=Hagerstown, MD |year= 2007|isbn=978-0-7817-8215-9 }}</ref> [[Autoimmune]] conditions include [[pyoderma gangrenosum]]. Pyoderma affects more than 111 million children worldwide, making it one of the three most common skin disorders in children along with [[scabies]] and [[tinea]].<ref name=Clinic2009>{{cite journal |vauthors=Andrews RM, McCarthy J, Carapetis JR, Currie BJ |title=Skin disorders, including pyoderma, scabies, and tinea infections |journal=Pediatr. Clin. North Am. |volume=56 |issue=6 |pages=1421–40 |date=December 2009 |pmid=19962029 |doi=10.1016/j.pcl.2009.09.002 }}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[List of cutaneous conditions]]

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