Impetigo Pictures On Face

       Impetigo is a skin disease that manifests itself in several places on the body, but its most common form is impetigo on face. This condition, impetigo on face, has several stages of evolution, depending on the type of impetigo that the patient suffers from (bullous impetigo or non - bullous impetigo).

Impetigo pictures on face

       Impetigo on face pictures describe the problem better than any words could, but the medical textbook portrayal sounds a bit like this: in the case of bullous impetigo, there are two subtypes to worry about when talking about impetigo on face. If this illness affects children, then impetigo on face is truly a problem. Not because impetigo in any shape or form is dangerous, but because children cannot be convinced not to scratch the rash. When talking about impetigo on face, but in adults, the annoying skin condition is not that much of a predicament. Basically, it looks the same on both children and adults, though that does not make the image any prettier: small, red pustules filled with liquid. After a while and if the sacks are not broken by scratching, they tend to dry out and the pustules are replaced with small, red dots. These dots are the ones that can be truly treated. Usually, it takes nothing more than cleanliness or, in more severe cases, a topical antibiotic to clear the rash. Impetigo on face in children is generally treated with some oral antibiotics to make the itching sensation go away faster and to speed up the healing process.

       If the sufferer is affected by impetigo on face, but from the non - bullous branch, things turn out to be much smoother. Once the rash is positively identified as impetigo, the treatment can begin. Because it is non - bullous impetigo, there are no pustules, thus the attending physician does not need to wait for anything to dry out. Just as in the case of bullous impetigo, children are treated with a faster working antibiotic simply because they tend to worsen their condition by constantly touching the affected areas. In adults, a topical antibiotic is more than enough.

       Of course, just like any other diseases, impetigo on face presents with rare, but rather serious complications: septicemia (pus in the bloodstream), blood in urine and high fever. All of these complications are due to the lack of treatment for impetigo and the disease spreading inside the body.