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• Cellulitis

• Cellulitis is an acute, subacute, or chronic inflammation of loose connective tissue, but the term has been applied mainly to inflammation of subcutaneous tissue in which an infective cause is proven or assumed.

• Erysipelas

• Erysipelas is a bacterial infection of the dermis and upper subcutaneous tissue hallmarked by a well-defined, raised edge reflecting the more superficial (dermal) involvement.

• Impetigo

• Impetigo is a contagious superficial pyogenic infection of the skin.

• Non-bullous impetigo (or impetigo contagiosa of Tilbury Fox)
• Bullous impetigo

• Ecthyma

• Ecthyma is a pyogenic infection of the skin characterized by the formation of adherent crusts, beneath which ulceration occurs.

• Furuncle (boil)

• Furuncle is an acute, usually necrotic, infection of a hair follicle with Staphylococcus aureus.