Last reviewed: 24 Jan 2021
Last updated: 07 Oct 2020
Summary
Definition
History and exam
Other diagnostic factors
- erythema
- pruritus
- pain
- mucopurulent exudate
- lymphadenopathy
- fever
Risk factors
- increased humidity
- poor hygiene, malnutrition, and overcrowding
- chronic colonisation with Staphylococcus aureus - nasal, axillary, pharyngeal, perineal
- concomitant skin disease
Diagnostic investigations
Treatment algorithm
Contributors
Authors
Dermatologist
Associate Professor
Bond University
Queensland
Australia
Disclosures
MF declares that he has no competing interests.
Dr Michael Freeman would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr Chris Del Mar, a previous contributor to this topic.
Disclosures
CDM declares that he has no competing interests.
Peer reviewers
Clinical Assistant Professor
University of Iowa College of Medicine
Iowa City
IA
Disclosures
BS declares that he has no competing interests.
Associate Professor of Dermatology and Dermatology Residency Program Director
Boonshoft School of Medicine
Wright State University
Dayton
OH
Disclosures
Speaker's Bureau, Stiefel; Consultant, Abbott.
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