Conditions
Impetigo
Impetigo is a highly contagious bacterial infection of the skin, of which there are two types: bullous impetigo (which causes large, painless, fluid-filled blisters), and the more common non-bullous impetigo (which accounts for over 70% of cases and causes sores that quickly rupture leaving a yellow-brown crust.) The condition is most common in children, normally occurring between the ages of two and four. However, it can also affect adults, especially if they are living in a confined environment such as an army barracks…or the Big Brother house! Channele Hayes, the Wannabee WAG from BB8, expressed concern in the diary room that the unhygienic conditions in the famous house could lead to an outbreak of impetigo. And even troubled singer Amy Winehouse has reportedly been diagnosed with the condition (maybe she picked it up in the confines of rehab?) A seven-day treatment of antibiotic creams will usually do the trick, but oral antibiotics can also be used if the creams are ineffective.
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i have spots on my bum and upper leg, but only on the back. sometimes there are one or 2 which are quite big, really red and painful if im seating on a hard seat. i don't remember having them when i was younger, i think i only began getting them when i was around 16 and it started on my bum but then it sort of spread onto the back of my leg but not as but as on my bum. i'm 18 now and still have them. what could they be? thanks
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ive had what the doctors call impotigo for nearly ten years now n nothing seems to help it ive ad all the creams and antibiotics to treat it but i dnt get the itchy feeling before the scabs appear they just pop up nothing seems to work but recently i have stopped smoking and my face did clear except for the ones on my chin. ive ad it for nearly ten years and its onli realy cleared twice in tis time i have a daughter and she as not caught it nor as my family so i dont realy think it could be impotigo but cnt thin wot else it is or wot to do
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Hi i get small water blisters over my feet and when they burst they leave scabs on my feet then my skin peels on my feet what is this
i have had impetigo on and off from childhood im 20 now, during a perticualy stressfull time i developed it again recived fucidin creem wich usualy does the trick, i work in a hospital so had to take time off wich only added to the stress, the sores around my face dident heel and between friday and monday had spread accross my face and to my arms hands legs neck back and groin and cellulitus had beggun, 3-4 weeks of antibiotics and it was under controle i still have a few scars though, sores kept reapeering over the next 6 months though i noticed the signes early and treated them mostly with fucadin but did require a few more courses of erythromyacin. when i had my personal life and emotions in balance the outbreaks stoped, so 2 years on i keep an eye on my stress levels and have a gentel skincare regime, i find oilatum a good emoliant. no impetigo for 2 yeears! if you suffre from frequent bouts it may be worth looking at your genral health and wellbeing aswell as antibiotics.
I have been getting what I'm pretty sure is impetigo about once a year for ten years. I just recently went to the doctor and he gave me clindamycin phosphate lotion which is usually a treatment for acne but it kills bacteria which is what impetigo is so it worked pretty well.
since i was 13 i keep getting impetigo on my lip and chin i have it 3 or 4 times a year and i am now 22is it really impetigo as it hitches a day before the scab comes out an i have all the other symptoms thanks
hi ive not got an answer as such but i have the same problem ive had it about 4 years now im now 26 i also get it about 3 times a year ive got it right now as it happens, ive been left with a redness on my chin like a scar that i cant get rid off. when i have it my doctor gives me FUCIDIN CREAM which is used for inpetigo which is pretty good. hope this helps.
I have the fucidin cream and I use it every time. it does work but it doesn't cure the impetago. APO CEPHLEX which you need a prescription for, will cure the impetago, but only temporarily. Ive had this on and off for ten years I wish there was a way to get rid of it for good but there is no way it will always come back
I am 16 years old and i have impetigo after or during a bad cold. i went to my local docters he said that he can do nothingn it will go on its own. he did not give me nothing to treat it can you get anything from your chemist without having a priscription?
if the scores get worse or dont get any better in a few days go back for a second oppinion or try a diffrent doctors you can go to anyone you like! impetigo is uncomfatable contagous and can scar. best of luck.
I was told to get something called Golden Eye Ointment. As the name suggsts it is for your eyes but it helps to dry out the impetigo. It does get a bit sticky but wipes off very easily leaving you back to normal!
Hi my son gets impetigo quite alot. Last year i read that Tea tree oil helps. Now when ever he gets the tingling before the rash appears he puts tea tree oil on it and the impetigo never appears. It is over a year now since he has had it.
Hi i got imetigo a couple months ago now went doctors and they gave me some oitment which worked but then a little while after it came back went back doctors and they gave me a week worth of antibiotics and said to use the oitment again worked for a few months and back to square 1 again just wont go away anyone no how to get rid of it completely
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