impetigo|impetigos in English

noun

[,im·pe'ti·go || ‚ɪmpɪ'taɪgəʊ]

contagious skin disease caused by a bacteria and characterized by pustular eruptions on the skin (Medicine)

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1. Impetigo

2. Impetigo is another bacterial skin infection .

3. Bullous impetigo in children is addressed separately

4. Impetigo and folliculitis are typical superficial pyodermas.

5. These induce blistering/erosive (impetigo, ecthymata) and abceeding (folliculitis) infections of the skin, respectively.

6. Impetigo is often found around insect bites, as scratching Abrades the skin and allows bacteria to enter

7. This type of impetigo is most common in kids ages 2 to 6 .

8. Additionally, there have been a few reports of beta-hemolytic streptococci causing Bullous impetigo.

9. Bacterial skin infections include: Impetigo is a highly contagious Bacterial skin infection commonly seen in children

10. Bullous impetigo is a superficial infection of skin typically caused by phage group II staphylococci and, less often, by other staphylococci phages