Ecthyma
| Classification according to ICD-10 | |
|---|---|
| L08.8 | Other specified local skin and subcutaneous infections Ecthyma |
| ICD-10 online (WHO version 2019) | |
When Ecthyma is a skin disease . The cause is mostly a superinfection of smaller injuries by beta-hemolytic streptococci (E. simplex s. Superficiale streptogenes). A lenticular to coin-sized, sharp-edged and relatively superficial ulcer that appears to have been punched out is typical of the skin lesion . Anamnestically important is a burning, purulent inflammation (pyoderma), especially in the area of the legs. If left untreated, the ecthyma heals with scarring.
Therapy is with the help of local or systemic antibiotics .
literature
- ML O'Dell: Skin and wound infections: an overview. In: Am Fam Physician. 1998 May 15; 57 (10), pp. 2424-2432. Review. PMID 9614412
Web links
- Photos of Ecthyma on medscape.com
