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Results 1 - 3 of 3 for impetigo
  1. Impetigo - bullous on the buttocks (image) 
    Impetigo is a superficial skin infection caused by either streptococci or staphylococci. Here it is on the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/1317.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Impetigo on a child's face (image) 
    Impetigo is a highly contagious disease caused by streptococcus or staphylococcus bacteria. It causes a superficial skin ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/2431.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Ecthyma (image) 
    Ecthyma is a skin infection similar to impetigo, but more deeply invasive. Usually caused by a streptococcus infection, ecthyma goes through the outer layer (epidermis) to the deeper layer (dermis) of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/17161.htm - Medical Encyclopedia