What is infectious dermatitis?

can anyone tell me what infectious dermatits is? My mother was diag. with it on her legs after going to 5 doctors. She was so thrilled she found out what it was she forgot to ask what is it.We originally thought it was a leg ulcer but the last dr.said it was with out a dought infectious dermatitis.Any info you have whould be great .They gave her an ointment the works o.k but more are still popping up.Please help.. Thanks

i have this on my hands, have for many years, nerves makes mine act up an things i'm allergic to as well.the doctor gave me an ointment to use when it "flares" ( called,Diprosone) don't care for it too much, too greasy. i also have a cream, ( called,PrevexB)
i use it 2-3 times a day, it helps but doesn't cure, it can be very nasty at times, mine is itchy an painful when the little blisters come out which isn't too often, Good Luck to your mom with this.

where the skin gets infected

Infectious-means that it's infected
Derm-means skin
itis-means inflamation (swelling infected)

which pretty much means - infected skin

I'm sure if you googled it, you'd find a whole bunch of info on it.

hi ive been diagnosed with this condition only mine is on my hands.dermatitis is a condition similar to exzema in fact depending on what doctor i see they call it either one of the to.when its infectious it dosent meen u can catch it, its just that it has become irritated.this can happen when its scratched or the skin breaks.the doctor i doubt very much could tell u why your mother has it as there are many things that could be the cause of it diet,allergy,hormones etc.i developed mine when i was about 22 im now 32 and it started in a different place my legs actually then when that adventually went it popped up somewhere else it did this more than once until now i have it on my hands.i have steroid cream for it but i dont partyicularly like to use it as it comes straight back again so i cant really see the point unless its really bad.if mine becomes infectious my doc prescribes me an anntibiotic cream to accompany the steriod cream.personally i dont find either work that well to be honest.ive learned life style has a lot to do with it,if its my time of the month or im stressed it flares up really bad and alcahol also makes it worse if you can avoid scratching when u do get a flare up then it will heal a lot quicker.ive been very lucky these past two weeks and my skin has been betta than ever but i still cant put my finger on anything that ive done any differently.as many people who suffer with this condition will agree with me its annoying and uncomfortable to have it and its trial and error what works for you but at least its not life threatening.good luck to your mom.i forgot to mention that if she finds its very itchy specially b4 bed an antihistamean can be a great help.