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Bacterial skin infections: impetigo, cellulitis, folliculitis

Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy · MBBS

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A child — honey-colored crusts around mouth; impetigo; mupirocin. Impetigo (Staph/Strep — honey-colored crusts — children: topical mupirocin; extensive — oral cephalexin): cellulitis (Strep — red, hot, tender, spreading — limb: amoxicillin-clavulanate; mark edge — watch spread; severe — IV): folliculitis (Staph — hair follicle pustules — hygiene; recurrent — decolonize), furuncle/carbuncle (deeper — I&D if fluctuant), erysipelas (raised edge — face — penicillin). The honey crust is impetigo — topical treats.

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