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When impetigo starts, it often appears as discolored skin sores around your nose and lips. These sores may look pink or red on light skin or dark red, purple, brown, or gray on darker skin tones.
The main symptom of impetigo is reddish sores, often around the nose and mouth. The sores quickly rupture, ooze for a few days and then form a honey-colored crust. Sores can spread to other areas of the body through touch, clothing and towels. Itching and soreness are generally mild.
Impetigo is a common superficial bacterial skin infection characterised by honey-coloured crusts ('school sores'). Treatment and prevention include cleansing the wound.
Impetigo (pronounced “im-peh-TIE-go”) is an itchy, sometimes painful, skin infection. When your child gets a cut, bite or scratch that opens their skin, bacteria can enter and cause a bacterial infection. But impetigo can infect skin even if it’s not broken or punctured.
Impetigo is a bacterial skin infection that typically causes honey-colored, crusted lesions in children. View pictures of impetigo to identify symptoms, and find out how it's diagnosed and treated.
Impetigo is a common bacterial skin infection that spreads easily. It causes itchy sores or blisters to form on exposed skin, commonly around the nose or mouth. Impetigo is seen most often in...
Impetigo is a common, superficial, highly contagious bacterial skin infection characterised by honey-coloured crusted erosions and pustules. View pictures of impetigo (school sores) in the gallery below.