Skin Infections Like Impetigo | Overview and Treatment

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Is impetigo a bacterial infection?

Impetigo is a bacterial infection that affects your skin, causing sores and blisters. It can appear differently depending on the stage of infection and what part of your body it affects. Impetigo is a common contagious skin infection.

What is impetigo rash?

Impetigo includes blisters, rashes and other skin wounds (lesions). The condition includes the following characteristics: Impetigo blisters may be pus-filled and burst easily. The fluid may be yellow or tan and it may seep out and form a crust. Impetigo rash can spread and cause red, raw skin.

What is another name for impetigo?

Another name for impetigo is infantigo. Group A strep bacteria are very contagious. When group A strep bacteria infect the skin, they cause sores. The bacteria can spread to others if someone touches those sores or comes into contact with fluid from the sores.

Is impetigo painful?

They are not usually painful, but can be itchy. Impetigo can occur on top of other skin conditions, particularly itchy ones. When the skin is scratched the infection can enter through the broken skin. Some of these conditions are atopic dermatitis (eczema), scabies, insect bites and head lice.

What Is Skin Infections Like Impetigo

1. https://www.healthline.com/health/impetigo
2. https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/staph-skin-infection
3. https://dermnetnz.org/topics/impetigo
4. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/impetigo/symptoms-causes/syc-20352352
5. https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/factsheets/Pages/impetigo.aspx
6. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/15134-impetigo
7. https://www.cdc.gov/groupastrep/diseases-public/impetigo.html
8. https://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/understanding-impetigo-basics

Skin Infections Like Impetigo Information

1. https://www.rch.org.au/kidsinfo/fact_sheets/Impetigo_school_sores/
2. https://patient.info/childrens-health/impetigo-leaflet