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Definition of Eschar

Medically reviewed by Min Clinic Staff | Updated: January 2026

Eschar: The scab formed when a wound or skin is sealed by the heat of cautery or burning. Also the dark crusted ulcer (tache noire) at the site of the chigger (mite larva) bite in scrub typhus.