SKIN DISORDERS

Impetigo

IMPETIGO

• Highly contagious skin infection that causes red sores and brown crusts on the face and is not genetic
• Symptoms: red rashes, pimples, blisters, itching, pus, or swollen lymph nodes
• Impetigo heal slowly and scars are rare. The cure rate is high, but the problem comes back in children
• It may lead to infection in other parts of the body, kidney failure, permanent skin damage
• Treatment of this skin disorder is antibacterials and is more common in children

Keloid

KELOID

• Raised scars after an injury has healed
• Lumpy or ridged, some people may experience darkening of skin
• Treatment: Freezing, laser treatment, surgical removal, radiation and corticosteroid injections
• Not harmful, may become flatter and less visible
• Most keloids occurs sporadically but some are familial