Even if the irritating cause is no longer present, constant licking and chewing can become a self - propagating cycle of continued trauma to the skin and continued inflammation (a condition also known as pyotraumatic dermatitis). (thesprucepets.com)
The technical term for hot spots is moist pyotraumatic dermatitis. (thesprucepets.com)
BACTERIAL Surface Infection: Pyotraumatic dermatitis hot spots, wet eczema, acute moist pyoderma Body fold pyoderma Superficial Infections: Impetigo Superficial and generalized pyoderma Staphyococcus ssp (including MRSA) Pseudomonas ssp. (petmedstoday.com)