Disease Information for Impetigo
E 122 IMPETIGO, IMPETIGO, Impetigo (any organism) (any site), Impetigo (disorder)
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A common superficial bacterial infection caused by STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS or group A beta-hemolytic streptococci. Characteristics include pustular lesions that rupture and discharge a thin, amber-colored fluid that dries and forms a crust. This condition is commonly located on the face, especially about the mouth and nose.
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- Exposure Factors
- Established Disease Population
- Population Group
- Population/Third world countries
- Occupational Factors
- Event, Activity, Behavioral & Seasonal Factors
Clinical Manifestations[previous][top][next]
- Typical Clinical Presentation
- Presentation/ Papular rash face upper arms
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- Clinical Presentation & Variations
- Disease Progression
- Course/Acute
- Course/Acute only
- Course/Benign course/disorder
- Signs & Symptoms
- Cellulitis/circumscribed facial
- Perioral/follicular rash
- Bulla/bullous rash
- Bullous rash/spares mucosa
- Encrusting Skin Lesions
- Erosions
- Erythematous generalized rash
- Fever and Rash
- Follicular rash
- Honey-colored crust/lesions
- Local lesion/skin rash
- Macular rash
- Multifocal skin lesions
- Papulosquamous rash
- Poor healing of cuts
- Pustular rash/Pustules
- Pyoderm active/signs
- Rash
- Rash on extremities
- Rash, macular/maculopapular or morbilliform
- Residual Scars lower extremity lesions
- Satellite lesion/skin sign
- Scalp rash
- Sores/weeping sores skin/extremity
- Ulcerations/skin
- Vesicobullous rash in Elderly
- Vesicobullous rash/lesions in Children
- Vesicobullous rashes
- Painful lesion on penis
- Penis Rash
- Axillary adenopathy
- Epitrochlear adenopathy
- Epitrochlear adenopathy/unilateral
- Inguinal/groin adenopathy
- Lymphadenopathy
- Posterior cervical adenopathy
- Regional adenopathy
- Tender adenopathy/unilateral
- Inguinal Mass/Swelling
- Unilateral arm swelling
- Unilateral Arm Swelling in Children
- Unilateral Arm Swelling in Elderly
- Genital lesions, female/Signs
- Vulva Erosions
- Fever
- Fever/Febrile Possible
- Flu-Like Syndrome
- High body temperature
- Purulent exudate/sign
- Otorrhea/draining ear
- Typical Clinical Presentation
Laboratory Tests[previous][top][next]
- Abnormal Lab Findings (Non Measured)
Associated Diseases & Rule outs[previous][top][next]
- Rule Outs
- Associated Disease & Complications
- Anogenital pruritis syndrome
- Balanoposthitis
- Black fly bites/infection
- Bullous impetigo
- Carbuncle
- Folliculitis
- Glomerulonephritis, acute
- Glomerulonephritis, postinfectious
- Glomerulonephritis, post-streptococcal
- Impetigo/Pyoderm
- Meatitis, ulcerative urethral
- Perleche/Angular cheilitis stomatitis
- Prurigo nodularis
- Staphylococcus aureus infection
Disease Mechanism & Classification[previous][top][next]
- Specific Agent
- AGENT/Bacteria (category)
- AGENT/Community acquired infection (ex).
- AGENT/Contact/cutaneous/portal of entry pathophysiology
- AGENT/Highly Contagious/infectious
- AGENT/Nosocomial infection/Hospital acquired (ex).
- AGENT/Person to person contact/spread/hands
- Class
- CLASS/Dermatologic/Subcutaneous (category)
- Process
- PROCESS/Infected organ/abscess (category)
- Specific Agent
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- Synonym
- Synonym/Bockhardt's impetigo/variant
- Synonym
Treatment[previous][top][next]
- Drug Therapy - Indication
- RX/Antibiotic
- RX/Antibiotic ointment/unction
- RX/Anti-staph/synthetic penicillin
- RX/Cephalexin (Keflex)
- RX/Cephalosporin/1st generation
- RX/Nafcillin (Unipen)
- RX/Penicillin
- RX/Polymyxin B (Aerosporin) topical
- Drug Therapy - Indication
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