Scarlet fever is the name given to a bright red rash that develops following a Strep throat, although it can also develop following school sores (impetigo). Scarlet fever is less common than it was one hundred years ago because of antibiotic use and it only occurs in those who are susceptib...
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As mentioned, bullous pemphigoid is an autoimmune condition. What appears to happen is that the body turns on the top layers of skin and begins to attack them. This results in the formation of the blisters. The disease can extend to the mucous membranes too, and the body’s attack on its...
Skin disease is going to make you pay attention to it, whether you like it or not. This makes it possible to treat the disease quickly and effectively, before it can cause any more damage. And this is really a very good thing, since some skin diseases can have serious side effects if...
Impetigo (bacterial skin infection) Chickenpox blisters or shingles (varicella zoster virus) Cold sores on the lips (herpes simplex virus) Dermatitis artefacta (self-inflicted sores) Pemphigus vulgaris (blisters on the skin surface; autoimmune disorder) Psoriasis lesions (immune disorder) Scabs can lead...
Mupirocin is mainly used to prevent and treat skin bacterial infections caused by gram-positive cocci, such as impetigo, boils, folliculitis and other primary skin infections, as well as eczema co-infection, ulcer co-infection, and trauma co-infection Infection and other secondary skin infections....
What is iGAS? This is the Strep A disease behind the recent rise in child deaths in the UK. Invasive GAS disease happens when the bacterium gets past the body's natural defences and enters parts of the body where it is not usually found, like through the blood, deep muscle or ...
Impetigo Vibrio vulnificus Pseudomonas folliculitis Viral diseases that can cause a vesicular rash include: Varicella Herpes zoster Herpes simplex HIV Parvovirus B 19 Tsutsugamushi disease Enteroviral disease Contact dermatitis.Contact dermatitisis a vesicular rash that occurs after exposure to something you'...
generally doesn’t spread to the face, but the cheeks may become flushed, and the area around the mouth may be pale. A key difference between scarlet fever and other rash-causing conditions like impetigo,chickenpoxandhand-foot-and-mouth diseaseis that scarlet fever doesn’t involve sores or ...