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impetigo, bullous on the buttocks, impetigo on a child's face, impetigo, skin disorder, bacterial infection, characterized by crusting skin lesions, impetigo, common skin infection, most common in children, particularly children in unhealthy living conditions, in adults, follow other skin disorders, impetigo, follow a recent upper respiratory infection cold, viral infection, similar to cellulitis, more superficial, involving infection, the top layers, the skin, streptococcus, strep, staphylococcus, staph, skin, has many types of bacteria on it, intact skin, effective barrier that keeps bacteria from entering, growing, break, in the skin, bacteria, enter the body, grow, causing inflammation, infection, breaks, in the skin, insect bites, animal bites, human bites, injury, trauma, skin, impetigo, occur on skin where, no visible break, impetigo begins, an itchy, red sore that blisters, oozes, finally becomes covered, a tightly adherent crust, tends to grow, spread, impetigo is contagious, infection, carried, in the fluid that oozes, blisters, impetigo, form deeper skin ulcers, skin lesion on the face, lips, on the arms, legs, spreading to other areas, lesion begins, a cluster of tiny blisters which burst, followed by oozing, formation of a thick honey-, brown-colored crust that is firmly stuck, skin, itching blister, filled, yellow, honey-colored fluid, oozing, crusting over, rash, a single spot, person scrathes it, spread to other areas, in infants, a single, possibly multiple blisters filled, pus, easy to pop, broken, leave a reddish raw-looking base, lymphadenopathy, local lymph nodes near the infection swollen, diagnosis, based primarily on the appearance, the skin lesion, a culture, the skin, mucosal lesion, grows streptococcus, staphylococcus, goal, cure the infection, relieve the symptoms, a mild infection is typically treated, a prescription antibacterial cream mupirocin, oral antibiotics erythromycin, dicloxacillin, result in rapid clearing, the lesions, wash the skin several times a day, preferably, an antibacterial soap, to remove crusts, drainage, prevent the spread of infection, use a clean washcloth, towel each time, not share towels, clothing, razors, family members, wash the hands thoroughly after touching the skin lesions, sores of impetigo heal slowly, seldom scar, cure rate is extremely high, come back in young children, infection could spread to other parts, common, children often have multiple patches of impetigo, a systemic infection could lead to kidney failure, post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis, rare occurrence, permanent skin damage, scarring, extremely rare, symptoms indicating impetigo, good general health, hygiene help, prevent infection, minor abrasions, areas of damaged skin, thoroughly cleansed, soap, clean water, a mild antibacterial agent applied, desired, impetigo is contagious, avoid skin contact, drainage from impetigo lesions.