What do impetigo sores look like?

What do impetigo sores look like?

Impetigo (im-puh-TIE-go) is a common and highly contagious skin infection that mainly affects infants and young children. It usually appears as reddish sores on the face, especially around the nose and mouth and on the hands and feet. Over about a week, the sores burst and develop honey-colored crusts.

What does impetigo look like in adults?

Impetigo causes red bumps to form on your skin, often on your face, arms, or legs. These bumps then become blisters. These blisters burst and scab over, forming a yellow-brown crust. The skin may also look reddish or raw where the blisters have popped open.

What does early impetigo look like?

The first signs of impetigo are reddish sores on the skin, often clustered around the nose and lips. These sores quickly grow into blisters, ooze and burst, and then form a yellowish crust. The clusters of blisters may expand to cover more of the skin.

What skin condition causes open sores?

Pyoderma gangrenosum can cause painful, open sores (ulcers) that have bluish, overhanging borders. Pyoderma gangrenosum (pie-o-DUR-muh gang-ruh-NO-sum) is a rare condition that causes large, painful sores (ulcers) to develop on your skin, most often on your legs.

Can you get impetigo on your legs?

In general, impetigo is a mild infection that can occur anywhere on the body. It most often affects exposed skin, such as around the nose and mouth or on the arms or legs.

What causes random sores on your body?

These sores develop due to limited blood flow to the part of the body that is always under pressure from the bed or chair. Other common causes of sores include allergic reactions, insect bites, eczema, and infections such as chickenpox. Injury may also result in sores.

What do sarcoid lesions look like?

Smooth bumps or growths Mostly painless, these bumps and growths tend to develop on the face or neck, and often appear around the eyes. You may see lesions that are skin-colored, red, reddish-brown, violet, or another color. When touched, most bumps and growths tend to feel hard.