Impetigo, a Brief Review

lranian journal of Clinical Infectious Diseases

M Beheshti²  Sh Ghotbi¹ 

[1] Family Physician, Fasa Medical School, Fasa, Iran Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fasa Medical School, Fasa, Iran;Family Physician, Fasa Medical School, Fasa, Iran

关键词: Impetigo;    Treatment.;   

DOI  :  10.17795/semj20658

学科分类：基础医学

来源: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

【 摘 要 】

Impetigoisaprimarysuperficialbacterialskininfection,initiallyvesicularorbul-lous,andlatercrusted.Itiscausedbystaphylococcusaureus,Streptococcuspyo-genesorboth.Itishighlycontagiousandusuallytreatedwithsystemicantibiot-ics.Possiblecomplicationsincludecellulitis,lymphangitis,furunculosis,Methicillin-resistantStaphylococcusaureus(MRSA)infection,pigmentarychangeswithorwithoutscarringandacutepoststreptococcalglumerulonephritis(PSGN).Aconcisereviewofliteratureispresentedheretocoverthemostimportantas-pectsofimpetigo.

【 授权许可】

Unknown