Bacterial skin infections in children
Bacterial infections of the skin and its appendages are the most common dermatological pathology, accounting for about a third of all visits to a specialist. The duration of the course, the contagiousness of most of them determine the social significance of this group of diseases. The anatomical and physiological features of the skin of children of different age groups determine the differences in the clinical picture of pyoderma and therapeutic approaches. The success of therapy, in turn, depends on timely diagnosis, based on a competent interpretation of the clinical picture of dermatosis. The article discusses the classification of pyoderma and the most frequent diseases of this group.