Impetigo surgery
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Impetigo Microchapters |
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Impetigo surgery On the Web |
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American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Impetigo surgery |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Usama Talib, BSc, MD [2]
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Impetigo Microchapters |
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Diagnosis |
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Treatment |
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Case Studies |
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Impetigo surgery On the Web |
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American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Impetigo surgery |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [3]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Usama Talib, BSc, MD [4]
Overiew
Medical therapy is the primary mode of treatment for impetigo. Surgery is not usually required. Biopsy may sometimes be required if there is recurrence of lesions and the diagnosis of impetigo is not confimed.[1]
Surgery
- Medical therapy is the primary mode of treatment for impetigo and surgery is not usually required.
- Biopsy can be done in the following cases:[1]
- Recurrence of the lesions
- Diagnosis is not certain
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Geria AN, Schwartz RA (2010). "Impetigo update: new challenges in the era of methicillin resistance". Cutis. 85 (2): 65–70. PMID 20349679.