could be used in those cases where the areas are small and isolated, but I should think that adhesive plaster would tend to devitalize the healthy epidermis and so form a nidus for further infection, particularly on the face, where the condition is commonest. I agree with Captain M. H. ...
You’re most likely to get an impetigo infection around your nose and mouth or somewhere else on your face, but impetigo sores can appear anywhere on your skin on the body. Children tend to get them on their face. Sometimes they show up in the middle of your body (between your belly a...
Impetigo was diagnosed on the presence of papules, pustules or ulcerative lesions with associated erythema, crusting or pus. Skin examination consisted of assessment of ex- posed areas: the feet and legs to the thighs, hands to the upper arms, neck, face and scalp. Students were in school ...
Seborrheic dermatitis is the single most common rash of adults. When it occurs in infancy, it is commonly called cradle cap. The adult disease tends to favor the scalp, skin behind the ears, forehead, brows, nasolabial folds of the face, mid-chest area, and the mid-back, producing an it...
Diagnosis of impetigo Impetigo usually occurs on exposed areas of the body, most frequently the face, around the nose and mouth and the extremities. Lesions of nonbullous impetigo begin with small, red maculae or papules that rapidly become pustules or vesicles, which rupture and develop into ...
Children are typically more vulnerable than adults to the bacteria, which can lie harmless on the skin until they find a break to enter and spread. This is because children, who still have developing immune systems, may also have lower hygienic standards and often scratch a bug bite or ...
a scrape or a cut. The reason why the children face more risks in developing impetigo than adults may be that children usually have a cut and tend to scratch the mosquito bites. Moreover, children spend a lot of time in their school and being around with a lot of people. It creates ...
Diagnosis of impetigo Impetigo usually occurs on exposed areas of the body, most frequently the face, around the nose and mouth and the extremities. Lesions of nonbullous impetigo begin with small, red maculae or papules that rapidly become pustules or vesicles, which rupture and develop into ...