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can you get impetigo in your mouth
A 39-year-old female asked:
Dr. James Ferguson answered
45 years experience Pediatrics
No: different germ altogether
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A female asked:
Dr. Abby Caplin answered
39 years experience Integrative Medicine
See dermatologist: Based on the questions you have been asking, it sounds like you need to see a dermatologist to evaluate what is going on and to get some relief. I hop ... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Mark Diamond answered
45 years experience Pediatrics
Yes: If there is enough skin damage and bacteria get in there, infection may occur.
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Liesl Venter answered
Specializes in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Herpes/Impetigo?: Herpes is generally quite painful. Impetigo wouldn’t extend to the inside of the mouth.
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A 32-year-old female asked:
Dr. Oscar Novick answered
57 years experience Pediatrics
Clindoxyl: The clindoxyl should work against impetigo as well as acne, because of the clindamycin.
A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Johanna Fricke answered
49 years experience Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
Impetigo is caused: By 2 bacteria, most often "staph", occasionally "strep." it's often on the face, around or in the nose of toddlers ; spreads by contact with the infec ... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Robert Kwok answered
32 years experience Pediatrics
Maybe not: If the redness is a little less (improving) each day, it may be "post-inflammatory" redness that gradually goes away after the impetigo heals. If crus ... Read More
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A member asked:
Dr. Arnold Malerman answered
52 years experience Orthodontics
Infection: Please see your Physician ASAP
A 41-year-old male asked:
Dr. Devon Webster answered
21 years experience Medical Oncology
Sinus infection?: Pain behind your eyes is typical for a sinus infection. The nausea, sweats, chills and body aches could be signs of a bacterial or viral infection, in ... Read More
A 40-year-old male asked:
Dr. Devon Webster answered
21 years experience Medical Oncology
Flu or sinus?: Pain behind your eyes is typical for a sinus infection. The nausea, sweats, chills and body aches could be signs of a bacterial or viral infection, in ... Read More
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