Impetigo - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic
Apr 19, 2023 · Impetigo (im-puh-TIE-go) is a common and highly contagious skin infection that mainly affects infants and young children. It usually appears as reddish sores on the face, especially around the nose and mouth and on the hands and feet. Over about a week, the sores burst and develop honey-colored crusts.
Impetigo - Diagnosis & treatment - Mayo Clinic
Apr 19, 2023 · Learn about the symptoms, causes and treatment of this highly contagious bacterial skin infection common in infants and young children.
Impétigo - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic
El impétigo es una infección cutánea muy contagiosa que afecta principalmente a los bebés y a los niños pequeños. Por lo general, se manifiesta mediante la aparición de llagas rojas en la cara, en especial alrededor de la nariz y la boca, y en las manos y los pies.
Bullous impetigo - Mayo Clinic
Bullous impetigo causes fluid-filled blisters — often on the trunk, arms and legs of infants and children younger than 2 years.
Common skin conditions in babies - Mayo Clinic Press
Apr 20, 2022 · Impetigo is a highly contagious skin infection that mainly affects infants and children. It usually appears as red sores on the face, especially around a child’s nose and mouth. The sores may be covered with a yellow brown scab or crust, or they may grow into blisters and pimples and ooze pus.
Hand-foot-and-mouth disease - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic
Aug 16, 2022 · Hand-foot-and-mouth disease is most commonly caused by a coxsackievirus. There's no specific treatment for hand-foot-and-mouth disease. Frequent hand-washing and avoiding close contact with people who have hand-foot-and-mouth disease may help lower your child's risk of infection.
Staph infections - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic
May 25, 2022 · Impetigo. This contagious, often painful rash can be caused by staph bacteria. Impetigo usually has large blisters that may ooze fluid and develop a honey-colored crust.
Cradle cap - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Jan 6, 2024 · Cradle cap causes crusty or oily scaly patches on a baby's scalp. The condition isn't painful or itchy. But it can cause thick white or yellow scales that aren't easy to remove.
Parvovirus infection - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic
Apr 19, 2022 · A bright red rash on the cheeks is a distinctive sign of parvovirus infection. In most children, parvovirus infection is mild and needs little treatment. But in some adults, the infection can be serious. Parvovirus infection in some pregnant women can …
Mupirocin (topical route) - Mayo Clinic
Feb 1, 2024 · For treatment of impetigo: Adults and children 2 months of age and older—Apply three times a day. Children younger than 2 months of age—Use and dose must be determined by your doctor.