1. By: Melissa Douglas Porsha McGuire
Impetigo and Ecthyma
By: Melissa Douglas
Porsha McGuire

2. Description
Scientific Description: Impetigo – a bacterial skin infection cause by the staphylococcus or streptococcus bacteria.
Common Skin infection for little kids
The bacteria gets into the surface of skin by bug bites, scratches, or some kind of break in the skin. The bacteria will then make blisters filled with pus. After the blister bursts, it will leave a crust.

3. Diagram of Layers of Skin

4. 3 Types of Impetigo 1. Impetigo Contagiosa 2. Bullous Impetigo
Most Common
Occurs around nose or mouth
Small red sores seen with the streptococcus strain of bacteria
2. Bullous Impetigo
caused by the staphylococcus aureus bacteria
Large painless blisters occur which can cause fever, diarrhea, and body weakness

5. Continued
3. Ecthyma
Most Serious of Three that mostly occurs on legs and feet
Goes deep into Dermis
Start with painful blisters that later form deep ulcers. A yellow thick crust covers the area.

6. Layers of Skin
Bullous Impetigo will cause separation between the epidermis and the dermis
Ecthyma goes deeper into the dermis

7. Symptoms
Red sores that quickly rupture, ooze for a few days and then form a yellowish-brown crust
Itching
Painless blisters
Painful fluid or pus filled sores

8. Cause
By the two organisms, staphlococcus and streplococcus bacteria that gets into the an open in the skin. Staph bacteria produce a toxin that causes impetigo to spread around the skin. You can get this by contact with other people who have the infection.

9. Worst Case Scenario
Impetigo is rarely a serious condition, but it can sometimes lead to problems such as..
Poststreptococcal Glomerulonephrities (PSGN) – cause of kidney inflammation which may lead to kidney failure
Cellulitis - serious infection that affects the tissues under your skin and will spread to your lymph nodes and into the bloodstream. This can quickly become life- threatening if not treated right.
Methicillin- resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) infection may cause pneumonia and blood infections.

10. Worst case

11. Treatment If you may have these problems, you must..
Clean sores and/or bites with a antibacterial soap
Apply antibiotic ointment and wash hands afterward
For more medical attention by a physician take medication such as penicillin or cephalosporins

12. 3 Facts
Anyone can get impetigo but the disease is more common between young children that have cuts
This is contagious and it’s important to not come in contact with people who have it
When shaving be careful shave around the sores because otherwise the infection will spread

13. Our Sources Websites Pictures
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