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ecthyma

(ˈɛkθɪmə)

n, pl -mata (-mətə)

(Pathology) pathol a local inflammation of the skin characterized by flat ulcerating pustules

[C19: from New Latin, from Greek ekthuma pustule, from ekthuein to break out, from ek- out + thuein to seethe]

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ecthyma

n ectima m

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contagious ecthyma

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Any animal which shows lesions of contagious ecthyma (sore mouth) may not be exhibited and must be removed from the exhibition area.

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Clinical examination at hospital admission revealed jaundice, bilateral thrombocytopenic purpura of the thighs and calves, two indurated oval purple lesions (0.5 cm in diameter) suggestive for ecthyma gangrenosum, on the anterointernal side of the left calf, abdominal spider angioma and spontaneous bleeding (epistaxis, melena, bleeding gums and rectorrhagia.

Recurrent sepsis with P. aeruginosa in a patient with myelodysplastic syndrome and multiple comorbidities--case report and review of physiopathological mechanisms

They most frequently lead to clinical tables such as; pharyngitis, tonsillitis, red skin and soft tissue infections (impetigo, ecthyma, erysipelas), streptococcal toxic shock syndrome and rarely cause pneumonia, empyema, endocarditis, pericarditis, omphalitis, cellulitis and myositis.

A Rare Cause of Empyema in Children: Streptococcus pyogenes/Cocuklarda Nadir Bir Ampiyem Etkeni: Streptococcus pyogenes

maltophilia is the metastatic cellulitis, primary cellulitis, infected mucocutaneous ulcers and ecthyma gangrenosum (1,8-10).

Stenotrophomonas Maltophilia/S. Maltophilia Sepsis Presenting with Perianal Cellulitis and Pneumonia in a Leukemic Child

Rapid detection of contagious ecthyma by loop-mediated isothermalamplification and epidemiology in Jilin province china.

Seroprevalence and Immunization Program of Serotype O of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus in Pigs in Zhejiang Province, China

Orf (Ecthyma contagiosum) is a zoonotic infection caused by Parapoxvirus, which is transmitted to human via sheep.

Bullous pemphigoid complicating human orf disease

Impetigo and ecthyma tend to occur in the first few days after tattooing at the tattoo site, and are caused by unsterile instruments.

Tattoos: A summary knowledge for the practising clinician

For the high GC content PCR, we used an Orf virus isolated during an outbreak of contagious ecthyma as a positive control.

Novel Orthopoxvirus and Lethal Disease in Cat, Italy

Contagious ecthyma, rangiferine brucellosis, and lungworm infection in a muskox (Ovibos moschatus) from the Canadian Arctic, 2014.

Iqaluktutiaq Voices: Local Perspectives about the Importance of Muskoxen, Contemporary and Traditional Use and Practices

Seven lambs died of "other" causes (chronic peritonitis/contagious ecthyma, reticulorumenitis, septicemia, trauma, perforated ulcers, unknown; Table 1).

Population Dynamics of a Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis) Herd in the Southern Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming

It is the etiological agent of contagious ecthyma (CE), a severe exanthematic dermatitis that affects domestic and wild small ruminants [2].

Dermatopathology of Orf Virus (Malaysian Isolates) in Mice Experimentally Inoculated at Different Sites with and without Dexamethasone Administration