In rare cases, scarlet fever may develop from a streptococcal skin infection like impetigo.
Other disadvantages include the risk of infection, with cases of impetigo, as well as necrotizing fasciitis.
Globally impetigo affected approximately 140 million people (2% of the population) in 2010.
In rare cases, the itch scratch cycle can lead to secondary infection with impetigo and pyoderma.
It seems many children came down with cases of impetigo after spending a hot summer swimming in the fountain full of untreated water.
Some of these evacuees included children diagnosed with scabies and impetigo.
Several commonly contracted skin diseases include ringworm, impetigo, herpes, and staph infection.
When lesions do not appear inside the mouth, primary orofacial herpes is sometimes mistaken for impetigo, a bacterial infection.
