Impetigo is an endemic bacterial skin infection most commonly associated with the pediatric population; it is seen in more than an estimated 162 million children between the ages of 2 and 5 years old. Geographically, this infection is mostly found in tropical areas around the globe. Impetigo has the largest increase in incidence rate, as compared to other various skin infections seen in childre...

treatment that allows pathogenic bacteria to multiply on the skin. Uncomplicated SSSIs can occur in the various layers of the skin (Figure 1) and in underlying tissue, and they are classified as primary infections, such as impetigo, or as secondary infections of existing lesions, which include atopic dermatitis, allergic contact dermatitis, and psoriasis. Infections occurring in lacerations, su...

BACKGROUND Scabies and impetigo are common, important and treatable skin conditions. Reports from several Pacific island countries show extremely high prevalence of these two conditions, but for many countries, including the Solomon Islands, there is a paucity of epidemiological data. METHODOLOGY Ten rural villages in the Western Province of the Solomon Islands were included in the study, cho...

A 38-year-old multiparous woman with post thyroidectomy hypoparathyroidism developed pruritic erythematous patches with multiple pustules on its margins on her thighs and groin accompanied by fever few days after delivery by caesarean section. Impetigo herpetiformis was diagnosed based on the typical clinicopathological findings. The patient was treated with intravenous fluids, calcium, Calcitr...

We conducted a study to determine if soap containing 1.2% triclocarban would be effective in reducing the incidence of impetigo. We randomized 162 households in a low-income neighborhood of Karachi, Pakistan, to receive a regular supply of 1.2% triclocarban-containing soap (n = 81) or an identically appearing placebo (n = 81); 79 households in a nearby neighborhood were enrolled as standard pra...

A 19-month-old child presented with bullous impetigo around the perineal region, penis, and left foot. Streptococcus salivarius was the only isolate recovered from the lesions. The child was treated with parenteral penicillin, debridement of the bulli, and local application of silver sulphadiazine cream. This case of bullous impetigo illustrates another aspect of the pathogenicity of Strep. sal...