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Bacterial Skin Infections

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Bacterial infections of the skin, also known as soft-tissue infections, are common. The severity of each type of infection ranges from mild, requiring only topical antibiotic treatment, to severe, requiring administration of parenteral antibiotics. This chapter will review the epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, histology, and differential diagnosis as well as the available treatment options for the following bacterial infections: impetigo, ecthyma, erysipelas, folliculitis, furunculosis, carbunculosis, and last but certainly not least, cellulitis.

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  1. Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX, 75390, USA

    Katherine Omueti Ayoade MD, PhD & Arturo Ricardo Dominguez MD, BS

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  1. Katherine Omueti Ayoade MD, PhD
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  1. Dept. of Dermatology, Multicultural Dermatology Center, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, USA

    Diane Jackson-Richards

  2. Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA

    Amit G. Pandya

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Ayoade, K.O., Dominguez, A.R. (2014). Bacterial Skin Infections. In: Jackson-Richards, D., Pandya, A. (eds) Dermatology Atlas for Skin of Color. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-54446-0_31

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