Impetigo
- Superficial skin infection
- Highly infectious
- Children
- Most common bacterial skin infection in children
- Etiology
- Staph aureus – 80%
- Strep pyogenes
- Risk factors
- Diabetes
- Immunosuppression
- Secondary – superinfection of atopic dermatitis, etc
- Clinical features
- Honey-crusted lesions
- The result of ruptured pustules
- Central face
- Itching
- Can be bullous
- Honey-crusted lesions
- Types
- Ecthyma
- A form of impetigo that extends into the dermis and ulcerates
- Risk factors
- Diabetes
- Immunosuppression
- Round superficial ulcers
- Ecthyma
- Treatment
- Antibacterial wash
- Mild – topical antibiotics
- Mupirocin
- Severe – oral antibiotics
- Amoxicillin
- Complications
- Post-streptococcal GN