Tag: Impetigo

  • Rashes during pregnancy

    Rashes during pregnancy

    DIAGNOSIS: The changes, physiological or pathological, skin eruptions during pregnancy are common. They can be ignored by the patient. Source of anxiety, they are a common reason for consultation. The GP is here on the front line. He returned it to recognize cutaneous symptoms, classify in physiological events or otherwise in the specific dermatoses of…

  • Bacterial skin infections

    Bacterial skin infections

    Impetigo – Infection benign contagious dermoepidermal. By germs beta-hemolytic group A streptococcus and Staphylococcus aureus, often associated on the same lesion. Transmission is by direct contact. It is favored by the lack of water and sanitation. – Primitive forms mainly affect children. Forms complicating an itchy skin disease (pediculosis, scabies, eczema, herpes, chicken pox, etc.)…

  • Impetigo

    Impetigo

    * Superficial skin infection ß-hemolytic streptococcus A and / or Staphylococcus aureus; self-inoculated and not immunizing; It affects mainly children; it is contagious. In adults almost always reflects pre-existing skin lesions (ectoparasites). * The elementary lesion is a superficial bubble, sub-stratum, flabby and very fragile. Evolves rapidly to erosion covered with crusts of mélicériques centrifugal…