One of the classic skin infections I see during the summer months is an infection called impetigo. Impetigo (not infantigo as some parents say), is a bacterial skin infection characterized by tiny ...

YORK, Pa. — Masks come in all different sizes and shapes. And while the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention still says they are necessary to slow the spread of covid-19, there can be some ...

I just got a text message and photos from a young grandperson who had tender scabs on her face that developed in the last two days. She was understandably very concerned. She had seen a nurse in the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 7-year-old girl presented to the ED with a 1-day history of a rash. The patient’s mother first noticed a spot ...

Impetigo often affects toddlers but it is easy to recognise and treat. It is caused by bacteria that live on the skin, entering the skin through a cut, graze, cold sore or even a patch of eczema.

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Mupirocin is a generic prescription medication. It comes as a topical cream and ointment. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved these different forms to treat certain bacterial skin ...

SALISBURY — Two students at Salisbury High School have contracted a “contagious bacterial infection,” school officials said Wednesday. In a ConnectEd message, Principal Luke Brown said only that there ...

HERMINIE, Pa. — A contagious skin infection has affected several students in the Yough School District. Four students have been treated for possible impetigo since the beginning of the school year, ...