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bullous impetigo |
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bullous impetigo, a form of impetigo in which the skin lesions are bullae instead of vesicles. The crusts are thin and greenish yellow. Infection is treated with oral anti-staphylococcal antibiotics. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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This type includes strain NN1, isolated from an 11-month-old patient with bullous impetigo (8); strain NN 12, isolated from a 17-year-old patient with cutaneous abscess/osteomyelitis (8); strain NN31, isolated from an 18-year-old patient with pelvic abscesses (9); and strain EB00449, isolated from a 27-year-old patient with cutaneous abscesses (9). Occasionally blisters can form in areas affected by impetigo when it is called bullous impetigo. 2002 bullous impetigo Sharma & Verma, 2001; Staphylococcus scalded- Stulberg et al. |
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