Impetigo - Causes, symptoms and treatment. MF.

Impetigo is a skin disease characterized by the damage to its surface layers. Primary forms of infection( with the slightest damage to the skin) often occur in children, secondary( in the background of other dermatoses, characterized by pruritus) in adults. Earlier this pathology, together with ecthimo, was called streptoderma. But even now it is very often possible to see this diagnosis.

Reasons for impetigo

The main pathogens of this pathology are staphylococci or group A streptococci or a combination of them. Predisposing factors for impetigo are: high temperature and humidity, non-compliance with personal hygiene, reduced immunity, minor injuries, diabetes mellitus, impaired blood supply, as with obliterating diseases of the lower limbs, itchy dermatoses, antibiotic treatment. Very often, with the appointment or misapplication of hormonal ointments in other skin diseases, "thank you" are the causative agents of skin diseases of the skin, in our case impetigo. On hormones everything perfectly grows and develops. By the way, the disease is very contagious, if it is in the children's team, even there is a need for sanitary and hygienic measures.

Symptoms of impetigo

The main symptoms are the appearance of vesicles, which then burst with the formation of golden-yellow crusts.

Symptoms of impetigo

A variation of impetigo is a bullet form, when large and thicker bubbles do not burst and they contain a yellow, cloudy or transparent liquid.

Bulky form of impetigo

The diameter of the rash is from 1 to 3 centimeters, they are painful, the general condition does not suffer or suffer insignificantly. Frequent localization of impetigo is a trunk, face, skin folds. Vysypnye elements can merge or localize at different sites, spreading through the blood and lymph.

Quite often it is possible to determine the "entrance gates" of infection - callus, cuts with shaving. ..

Diagnosis of impetigo

Differential diagnosis comes with conditions such as herpes, contact dermatitis, bullous pemphigoid, thermal burn, herpetiform dermatitis, skin candidiasis. Therefore, for proper diagnosis and avoidance of complications, sign up for a consultation with a dermatologist.

It is necessary for impetigo, as with other pustular skin diseases, it is necessary to donate blood for sugar. And the diagnosis is made by the doctor at a visual inspection.

Treatment of impetigo

The main treatment comes down to the local treatment. These antibacterial ointments( tetracycline, erythromycin), aniline dyes( a solution of brilliant green, fucarcin), alcohol solutions( salicylic alcohol), vitamin therapy. In severe cases, antibiotics are taken internally.

During washing, washing is prohibited, as with the water, with a washcloth, the spread of the infection is possible. The patient should have his own personal hygiene products, plates, cups. In children's groups isolation of sick children is mandatory and wet cleaning with disinfectants is necessarily carried out.

All sweet food is excluded from nutrition - sugar is an excellent medium for growth of microorganisms. It is good to introduce in the diet foods rich in vitamin C, the same lemons, berry fruit without sugar.

Widely used treatment and folk remedies. For example, and in this period of time, alcoholic tincture of calendula is sold, to which the foci of impetigo are wiped. Alcohol itself and calendula itself have antibacterial properties. Inside take tinctures of chamomile, string, St. John's wort. .. In a word: "Everything is possible, but under the supervision of a doctor."

Complications of impetigo

Prognosis of impetigo is favorable, if the approach to it is grammatical and there are no restrictions after treatment. But we must remember that with the wrong approach it is possible to spread the infection deep into the form of inflammation of the lymphatic vessels and nodes, infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue. I think.that probably nobody wants to get under the surgeon's scalpel or get a blood poisoning?

Prevention of impetigo

Because of impetigo, prevention follows: compliance with personal hygiene, microtrauma treatment with alcohol solutions( iodine), grammatical approach in the treatment of dermatoses and regulation of blood sugar in specialists.

Doctor's consultation on impetigo

Question: My child has had streptodermia in the kindergarten. What should I do?
Answer: If possible, do not take him to the kindergarten. And so, require the isolation of sick children and disinfection of the premises, conduct prevention.

Question: Why is the name "impetigo"?
Answer: The Latin language translates as a chronic skin disease, scab.

Question: How expensive is treatment for impetigo?
Answer: Treatment is inexpensive and buying drugs does not cause difficulties.

Doctor dermatologist Mansurov A.S.