Impetigo is an inflectional disease which is common in children. It is a bacterial skin infection which is contagious but usually can be considered as an insignificant problem. In some instances, complications may occur and these will require treatment. The affected person should consult a dermatologist if he has any doubts, as early intervention can prevent further infection and complication.
Impetigo is a skin infection that is caused by bacteria and is most commonly observed in children between the ages of two and six years but can also affect adults. It usually starts when bacteria is able to enter through a break in the skin, such as a cut, scratch or insect bite.
Impetigo is mainly caused by streptococcus or staphylococcus bacteria, and multi-resistant staph aureus (MRSA). When there is a small break in the skin, bacteria can enter the skin and multiply there. This causes infection and inflammation. It is most common with children who live in an environment, which is unsanitary. The symptoms start with red or pimple-like lesions surrounded by reddened skin. These sores can be anywhere on the body, but predominantly on the face, arms and legs. The sores fill with pus then break open after a few days and form a thick, typically honey-like, crust. The sores normally disappear completely after few days. Itching is common. Feared is the rare but severe complication of an acute proliferative glomerulonephritis, a kidney disease that can occur after every infection with streptococcus.
Treatments of impetigo include 1) strict hygiene and covering of the affected skin 2) topical antibiotics (balms) such as mupirocin, 3) oral antibiotics (pills) such as amoxicillin, cephalosporins, clindamycin, cloxacillin, dicloxacillin or erythromycin. Although impetigo can be considered a minor infection, it can nevertheless lead to deeper infections such as cellulitis. It is important to take care of the infected area carefully and to follow a doctor’s prescription.
Several years of work in academia, medical practice and finally commercialization make it possible to provide an end-to-end process to help users to “find the appropriate medical help based on their present symptoms”. Below you will find a short explanation, showing you which part of the platform will help you best in finding the appropriate medical support.
Proceed as follows to enter your current symptoms.
Click on the appropriate body part on the picture. Select one/multiple symptoms corresponding to your complaint.
You can also add symptoms by typing your medical complaint in the search box and selecting the best matching suggestion.
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Once you have selected all applicable symptoms, click the “analyze disease pattern”-button.
Accordingly, you will get a list of possible diseases and matching doctor categories who can further help you.
You can inform yourself about the possible diseases by reading the related information. But you can also return to the previous step and add more symptoms or delete already added ones to further narrow down your disease pattern.
Click on the desired doctor category to find a doctor who can help you.
If you are logged in with your profile, you will be displayed the appropriate doctors in your area. Otherwise you can enter an address in the “address” field and you will be displayed a doctor’s list around that specified address.
You will receive further information about the displayed doctors when you press on “details”.
Online bookable doctors in your area will be indicated with the notation “Book appointment” or “Book externally”, additionally they will be displayed on top of the list for your convenience.
Click on “Book appointment” to start the online appointment booking process with the desired doctor.
Please select an available appointment. “Green“ appointments are booked directly. “Red“ appointments need to be confirmed by the doctor.
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Enter your present medical symptoms.
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