DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
Outdated term for a special form of impetigo without blistering.
PathogenThis section has been translated automatically.
Staphylococcus aureus. In rare cases also Streptococcus pyogenes (serotypes: 1, 4, 12, 25 and 49).
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Occurrence/EpidemiologyThis section has been translated automatically.
About 70% of all cases of impetigo are non-bullous.
EtiopathogenesisThis section has been translated automatically.
Often secondary to minor trauma.
LocalizationThis section has been translated automatically.
Especially perinasal and perioral.
Clinical featuresThis section has been translated automatically.
Initially 0,2-0,4 cm large, reddish spots, which quickly turn into blisters or pustules and then immediately burst, resulting in the characteristic honey-yellow crust. Rapid spread into the environment.
HistologyThis section has been translated automatically.
Intraepidermal blister or pustular formation with surrounding spongiosis. Dense infiltrate of lymphocytes and neutrophils in the upper corium.
Complication(s)This section has been translated automatically.
Infection with Staphylococcus pyogenes can lead to glomerulonephritis.
TherapyThis section has been translated automatically.
Depending on the extent, local or systemic antibiosis appropriate to the antibiogram.
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Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer