This image displays honey-colored crusts in the beard area, typical of impetigo. This image displays a small pus-filled lesion that is developing a crust. This image displays a pus-filled lesion with crust due to a impetigo, a superficial skin infection from either strep or staph bacteria. This image displays a lesion with a varnish-like crust typical of impetigo. This image displays intact blisters and crusted erosions showing the spectrum of skin lesions typical of impetigo. This image displays thick scaling, crusts, and erosions of the skin surface typical of impetigo.
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Impetigo:
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Picture of Impetigo: This image displays honey-colored crusts in the beard area, typical of impetigo. Divider line
This image displays honey-colored crusts in the beard area, typical of impetigo.
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Signs and Symptoms
There are 2 common forms: with or without fluid-filled bubbles on the skin (blisters).

Non-blistering:
  • Tiny pimples or red areas quickly turn into oozing honey-colored, crusted patches (usually less than an inch) that spread.
  • The face or traumatized areas of the skin are affected.
  • There may be some itching or swollen lymph nodes, but the person feels generally well.
  • Sometimes deeper pus-filled sores and scabs that leave scars occur.
Blistering:
  • Painless blisters (about an inch or less) occur that may break easily.
  • These often spread to the face, trunk, arms, or legs.
  • The person feels generally well.
Mild – There are only a few of either type of lesion over a small and local area of skin, and the person feels well otherwise.

Moderate – There are over 10 lesions and several small skin areas are affected.

Severe – There are many lesions, large areas of skin are affected, and/or the person feels ill with fever, diarrhea, or weakness.
Last Modified: 29 Jan 2008

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