Impétigo, ampollas en las nalgas
El impétigo es una infección cutánea superficial causada tanto por estreptococos como por estafilococos. Aquí aparece en las nalgas, pero en los niños se observa con más frecuencia en la cara, parte superior del tórax y brazos. (Cortesía de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades -CDC- de los Estados Unidos)
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Last reviewed 10/5/2010 by Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington, School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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