title: Facial and perioral primary impetigo: a clinical study.
abstract: Impetigo is the most common skin infection in children. The face, especially the perioral region, is one of the most frequently involved areas. Impetigo is a disease that interests the pediatric dentist, as it poses significant problems in its differential diagnosis from other conditions. Sixteen otherwise healthy children were examined suffering from facial and perioral impetigo. The typical clinical appearance was scattered, painless, slightly pruritic erosions covered by "honey-colored" crusts. In 4 children impetigo was localized in the facial and perioral area, whereas in all other cases lesions were diffused in perioral area and several regions throughout the body. Four children exhibited neck lymphadenopathy and one had mild fever. The treatment of impetigo included the application of topical measures with the systemic antibiotic chemotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Maxillofacial Pathology, Dental School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece. kdeod@cieel
authors.forename: Alexandros
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kolokotronis
authors.forename: Stergios
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Doumas
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lambroudi
authors.forename: Stella
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lysitsa
authors.forename: Apostolos
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Epivatianos
authors.forename: Demetrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Antoniades
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007169:Impetigo / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male