Ecthyma

(ek-thi’ ’-mah) [sudvfia, a pustule]. An inflammatory skin-disease attended with an eruption of large, flat, superficial pustules. They vary in size from a ten-cent piece to a silver quarter dollar, and are surrounded by a distinct inflammatory areola. The eruption appears as a rule on the legs and thighs where the hairs are thick; it occurs in crops, and may persist for an indefinite period. ch277.xhtml k 251