Impetigo, Bullous - DermAtlas - Dermatology Image Atlas

Contributor

Franz Ritucci, MD

Diagnosis

impetigo, bullous

Body Site

trunk axilla (armpit) chest

Age

4 years

Pigmentation

medium

Organization

grouped, clustered

Color

red

Morphology

vesiculobullous (blister, pustule)

Pattern

asymmetric

Comments

This crusted bullous eruption continued to spread in this 4-year-old girl despite treatment with topical steroids. When the diagnosis of bullous impetigo was made, she was treated with oral antistaphylococcal antibiotics with rapid resolution of of the eruption.

Description

4 year old female treated with OTC steroids for persistant rash, that continued to spread.

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10/3/2005 7:56:45

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