{"id":7121,"date":"2022-08-29T18:03:40","date_gmt":"2022-08-29T18:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdr.foobrdigital.com\/?p=7121"},"modified":"2022-08-29T18:03:40","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T18:03:40","slug":"symptoms-of-impetigo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/29\/symptoms-of-impetigo\/","title":{"rendered":"Symptoms of impetigo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are two types of impetigo:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>non-bullous impetigo \u2013 the most common type<\/li><li>bullous impetigo<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The symptoms of&nbsp;both types&nbsp;are described&nbsp;below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Non-bullous impetigo<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The symptoms of non-bullous impetigo begin with the appearance of red sores \u2013 usually around the nose and mouth but other areas of the face and the limbs can also be affected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sores quickly burst leaving behind thick, golden crusts typically around 2cm across. The appearance of these crusts is sometimes likened to cornflakes stuck to the skin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the crusts dry, they leave a red mark that usually fades without scarring. The time it takes for the redness to disappear can vary between a few days and a few weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sores aren&#8217;t painful, but they may be itchy. It&#8217;s important not to touch or scratch the sores because this can spread the infection to other parts of the body, and to other people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other symptoms, such as a high temperature (fever) and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhsinform.scot\/illnesses-and-conditions\/glands\/swollen-glands\/\">swollen glands<\/a>, are rare but can occur in more severe cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bullous impetigo<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The symptoms of bullous impetigo begin with the appearance of fluid-filled blisters (bullae) which usually occur on the central part of the body between the waist and neck, or on the arms and legs. The blisters are usually about 1-2cm across.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The blisters may quickly spread, before bursting after several days to leave a yellow crust that usually heals without leaving any scarring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The blisters may be painful and the area of skin surrounding them may be itchy. As with non-bullous impetigo, it&#8217;s important not to&nbsp;touch or scratch the affected areas of the skin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Symptoms of fever and swollen glands are more common in cases of bullous impetigo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are two types of impetigo: non-bullous impetigo \u2013 the most common type bullous impetigo The symptoms of&nbsp;both types&nbsp;are described&nbsp;below. Non-bullous impetigo The symptoms of non-bullous impetigo begin with the appearance of red sores \u2013 usually around the nose and mouth but other areas of the face and the limbs can also be affected. The [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[864],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7121"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7121"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7121\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7121"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7121"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7121"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}