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Impetigo
These lectures are not meant to replace your physician and are simply provided as
a free educational service to all our visitors. If you feel that you have a
skin problem, please see your doctor.
Impetigo is a skin infection caused by germs. It's most common in children and
is contagious. Impetigo forms round, crusted, oozing spots that grow larger day
by day. The hands and face are the favorites location for impetigo, but is
often appears on other parts of the body.
How does one get impetigo? While the germs causing impetigo may have been
caught from someone else with impetigo or boils, impetigo usually begins out of
the blue without any apparent source of infection.
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