impetigo neonatorum

[ nē′ō-nā-tôr′əm ]

n.

A skin disorder in infants characterized by widely disseminated bullous lesions appearing soon after birth and caused by staphylococcal infection, occasionally complicated by streptococcal infection.dermatitis exfoliativa infantum pemphigus gangrenosus

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Words nearby impetigo neonatorum

imperturbation, impervious, impetiginous, impetigo, impetigo herpetiformis, impetigo neonatorum, impetigo vulgaris, impetrate, impetuosity, impetuous, impetus
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