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 skin infection caused by a bacterium; the staphylococcus as in your son's case or the streptococcus are the main culprits. It usually starts as small blisters, anywhere on the body ...

My eight year old son suffers terribly from impetigo. As soon as he is back at school - he is also on the autistic spectrum - and gets stressed or run down out it pops. It is terribly ...

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Acne, impetigo, contact dermatitis, keloids, dermatographic urticaria… my skin issue list goes on. My complexion, on its good ...

Impetigo is very contagious, so it’s easy to spread the disease to other people, and to other parts of your body. To help patients avoid this, dermatologists recommend the following. Sideline sports ...

The act of handwashing, with antiseptic soap or even regular soap, especially amongst children caretakers, severely decreased their chance of acquiring infections such as pneumonia, diarrhea and ...

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The most common bacteria are Staph and Strep. If the child has a sore throat, they may also have Strep throat. A rapid Strep test will give the answer. Impetigo often spreads and increases in number ...

Rash during pregnancy is not uncommon, ranging from a relatively harmless heat rash to potentially life-threatening conditions like impetigo herpetiformis. These rashes may develop due to changes in ...