DEFINITION OF CUTANEOUSINFECTION
• A CUTANEOUS INFECTION IS AN INFLAMMATORY PROCESS AFFECTING THE SKIN, CAUSED BY
VARIOUS PATHOGENS LIKE BACTERIA, VIRUSES, FUNGI, OR PARASITES. IT CAN INVOLVE THE
SKIN ITSELF, AS WELL AS ITS APPENDAGES LIKE HAIR AND NAILS
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• CUTANEOUS INFECTIONBACTERIAL
Erysipelas
Impetigo
Erythrasma
Leprosy
Syphilis
Anthrax
Sycosis
vulgaris
Chancroid
Paronychia
Purpura
fulminans
[vascular]
Malacoplakia
[rare secondary to
systemic or local spread]
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DEFINITION OF SUBCUTANEOUSINFECTION
A subcutaneous infection is an infection that occurs in
the layer of tissue just below the skin, known as the
subcutaneous tissue. This layer, also called the
hypodermis or superficial fascia, is located beneath the
dermis (the skin) and above the deep fascia.