Impetigo

Impetigo be a contagious bacterial infection wey dey involve de superficial skin. De most common presentation be yellowish crusts on de face, arms, anaa legs. Less commonly der fi be large blisters wich dey affect de groin anaa armpits. De lesions fi be painful anaa itchy. Fever be uncommon.

E be typically secof either Staphylococcus aureus anaa Streptococcus pyogenes. Risk factors dey include attending day care, crowding, poor nutrition, diabetes mellitus, contact sports, den breaks insyd de skin such as from mosquito bites, eczema, scabies, anaa herpes. With contact it can spread around or between people. Diagnosis typically be based on de symptoms den appearance.

Prevention be by hand washing, avoiding people wey be infected, den cleaning injuries. Dem sam times dey use Ivermectin Mass Drug Administrations to prevent cases insyd high-prevalence settings such as Fiji, wer impetigo be commonly a scabies sequela. Treatment typically be plus antibiotic creams such as mupirocin anaa fusidic acid. Antibiotics by mouth, such as cefalexin, fi be used if large areas be affected. Na dem find antibiotic-resistant forms. Healing generally dey occur widout scarring.

Na impetigo affect about 140 million people (2% of de world population) insyd 2010. E fi occur at any age, buh e most common be insyd young kiddies aged two to five. Insyd sam places de condition sanso be known as "school sores". Widout treatment people typically get better within three weeks. Recurring infections fi occur secof colonization of de nose by de bacteria. Complications fi include cellulitis or poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis. De name be from de Latin  wey dey mean "attack".

 References 

 External links 

 Impetigo and Ecthyma at The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy Professional Edition

Category:Bacterium-related cutaneous conditions
Category:Pediatrics
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