Impetigo. Close-up of crusty,honey-coloured impetigo blisters on a woman's nose and cheek. Impetigo is a highly contagious bacterial skin infection that mostly affects the area around the nose and mouth. The bacteria,usually staphylo- cocci,enter a break in the skin and cause small fluid-filled blisters to develop. These burst,producing moist weeping areas surrounded by a honey-coloured crust where the fluid has dried. Antibiotics and gentle washing clear up the problem in about five days. This patient's impetigo was triggered by herpes simplex,a conta- gious viral infection of the skin | |
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