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==History and Symptoms== | ==History and Symptoms== | ||
Patients have one or more [[pimple]]-like lesions surrounded by reddened skin. Lesions fill with [[pus]], then break down over 4–6 days and form a thick crust. Impetigo is often associated with insect bites, cuts, and other forms of [[Physical trauma|trauma]] to the skin. Itching is common. | Patients have one or more [[pimple]]-like lesions surrounded by reddened skin. Lesions fill with [[pus]], then break down over 4–6 days and form a thick crust. Impetigo is often associated with insect bites, cuts, and other forms of [[Physical trauma|trauma]] to the skin. Itching is common.<ref name="pmid17390597">{{cite journal| author=Cole C, Gazewood J| title=Diagnosis and treatment of impetigo. | journal=Am Fam Physician | year= 2007 | volume= 75 | issue= 6 | pages= 859-64 | pmid=17390597 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=17390597 }} </ref> | ||
==History== | |||
==Symptoms== | |||
The symptoms of impetigo include some generalized as well as specific symptoms for the various types of impetigo.<ref name="pmid17390597">{{cite journal| author=Cole C, Gazewood J| title=Diagnosis and treatment of impetigo. | journal=Am Fam Physician | year= 2007 | volume= 75 | issue= 6 | pages= 859-64 | pmid=17390597 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=17390597 }} </ref> | |||
===Generalized Features== | |||
Generalized symptoms of impetigo include: | |||
*Fever | |||
*Itching | |||
*Fatigue | |||
*Weakness | |||
*Diarrhoea | |||
===Bullous Impetigo=== | |||
*Very contagious course | |||
*Multiple lesions around the lips | |||
*Lesions around the nose | |||
*Lesions on the face, extremities and any skin location | |||
*Lesions are primarily pustules and vesicles | |||
*Honey-colored crusting of lesions occurs when the vesicles rupture | |||
*Pain in the axillae | |||
===Non-bullous Impetigo=== | |||
*Less contagious course | |||
*Face, axillae, extremities, trunk or anal region may be affected | |||
*Initial lesions are bullae with clear fluid | |||
*The fluid in the bulae can turn yellow and less transparent with time | |||
*Very fragile lesions | |||
*Crusting is less frequenting after upture | |||
*Scaling may be present in the form of a ring | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
People who suffer from cold sores have shown higher chances of suffering from impetigo. Those who normally suffer from cold sores should consult a doctor if normal treatment has no effect.
History and Symptoms
Patients have one or more pimple-like lesions surrounded by reddened skin. Lesions fill with pus, then break down over 4–6 days and form a thick crust. Impetigo is often associated with insect bites, cuts, and other forms of trauma to the skin. Itching is common.[1]
History
Symptoms
The symptoms of impetigo include some generalized as well as specific symptoms for the various types of impetigo.[1]
=Generalized Features
Generalized symptoms of impetigo include:
- Fever
- Itching
- Fatigue
- Weakness
- Diarrhoea
Bullous Impetigo
- Very contagious course
- Multiple lesions around the lips
- Lesions around the nose
- Lesions on the face, extremities and any skin location
- Lesions are primarily pustules and vesicles
- Honey-colored crusting of lesions occurs when the vesicles rupture
- Pain in the axillae
Non-bullous Impetigo
- Less contagious course
- Face, axillae, extremities, trunk or anal region may be affected
- Initial lesions are bullae with clear fluid
- The fluid in the bulae can turn yellow and less transparent with time
- Very fragile lesions
- Crusting is less frequenting after upture
- Scaling may be present in the form of a ring
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cole C, Gazewood J (2007). "Diagnosis and treatment of impetigo". Am Fam Physician. 75 (6): 859–64. PMID 17390597.