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Scientific name for impetigo?


What is the Scientific Name for impetigo?

i know that impetigo is it's common name.

impetigo comes from the Latin "impetus" which means 'attack'. There really is no more scientific name except 'streptococcal vesiculitis' or 'staphylococcal vesiculitis', though it is also referred to as "impetigo contagiosa"

streptococcal.

streptoccocal cellulitis

Name and Aliases of Impetigo

Main name of condition: Impetigo
Other names or spellings for Impetigo:

impetigo contagiosa, impetigo vulgaris, streptococcal impetigo, school sores

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