Impetigo is opportunistic, Weinberg explains.
In primary Impetigo, the infection affects healthy skin.
Impetigo may be classed as primary or secondary:.
In rare cases Impetigo can also affect adults.
Impetigo is usually categorised in two ways:.
Effective home remedies to cure Impetigo.
Impetigo is more common in warm humid climates.
Impetigo- a highly contagious bacterial infection that causes sores
or blisters.
Impetigo usually gets better without treatment in a few weeks.
Herpetiform Impetigo is a serious illness that can lead to death.
Staph or strep, two very common skin bacteria, may cause Impetigo.
Impetigo commonly occurs in children, but it can affect anyone at any age.
Impetigo can appear anywhere on the body
and is most commonly diagnosed in young children.
Wash your hands after touching a patch of Impetigo and after applying antibiotic cream.
Another problem that can occur is Impetigo, an infection that mostly impacts young children.
In secondary Impetigo, the infection affects skin that is already'broken' by another skin condition.
There is a good chance that Impetigo will clear without treatment after 2-3 weeks.
Impetigo can occur anywhere on the body,
but it's commonly found around the mouth and nose.
Try not to touch patches of Impetigo and do not allow other children to touch them.
Impetigo can occur anywhere on the body,
but is most often found around the nose and mouth.
Patches of Impetigo vary in size but are usually quite small-
a centimetre or so to begin with.
A patch of Impetigo on the face near to the mouth is sometimes confused with a cold sore.
Impetigo can be found on any part of the skin
but is seen usually around the nose and mouth.
In serious cases,
the infection invades a deeper layer of skin and turns into a form of Impetigo called ecthyma.
Usually the predisposing factor is a breach of
the skin but bullous Impetigo may affect intact skin
and is almost invariably caused by S. aureus.
Depending on the type of Impetigo, the blisters may be tiny and burst easily,
or be larger and take a few days to burst.
Another medication called mupirocin cream also
used to be used for mild uncomplicated Impetigo, but is now reserved for infections caused by the MRSA germ.
It is also occasionally classified as primary or secondary, where primary Impetigo occurs in intact skin,
and secondary Impetigo in skin already damaged by another condition.
Typically traced to one of two bacteria-
group A streptococcus or Staphylococcus aureus- Impetigo is common among children
and most often appears around the mouth and nose.