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Impetigo

Última revisão: 24 Mar 2025
Última atualização: 27 Feb 2024

Resumo

Definition

History and exam

Key diagnostic factors

  • presença de fatores de risco
  • vesículas/bolhas
  • crostas
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Other diagnostic factors

  • eritema
  • prurido
  • dor
  • exsudato mucopurulento
  • linfadenopatia
  • febre
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Risk factors

  • umidade elevada
  • higiene deficiente, desnutrição e superpopulação
  • colonização crônica com Staphylococcus aureus - nasal, axilar, faríngea, perineal
  • doença cutânea concomitante
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Diagnostic investigations

1st investigations to order

  • diagnóstico clínico
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Investigations to consider

  • cultura bacteriana de pele
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Treatment algorithm

ACUTE

neonatos: impetigo não bolhoso

neonatos: impetigo bolhoso

adultos, crianças e lactentes: infecção superficial ou limitada

adultos, crianças e lactentes: lesões cutâneas disseminadas

adultos, crianças e lactentes: infecção de tecidos moles profundos ou disseminação hematogênica

Contributors

Authors

Michael Freeman, MB BS, FACD, FRACGP

Dermatologist

Associate Professor

Bond University

Queensland

Australia

Disclosures

MF declares that he has no competing interests.

Acknowledgements

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

Brian Swick, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

University of Iowa College of Medicine

Iowa City

IA

Disclosures

BS declares that he has no competing interests.

Julian Trevino, MD

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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