Ecthyma

(ek-thi' '-mah). An inflammatory skin-disease attended with an eruption of large, flat pustules, which are usually flaccid and of a yellowish or yellowish-red color. They vary in size from a ten-cent piece to a silver quarter-dollar, and are surrounded bya distinct inflammatory areola. Brownish crusts are formed, which on removal leave a slightly excoriated moist surface. 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. It is probably due to inoculation with and is prone to occur after local irritation.