Impetigo: Multimedia

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Further Reading

Keywords

impetigo, impetigo contagiosa, group A beta-hemolytic streptococci, GABHS, Staphylococcus aureus, bullous impetigo, impetigo bullosa, common impetigo, folliculitis, follicular impetigo, ecthyma, vesiculopustular infection

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Rashid M Rashid, MD, PhD, Resident Physician, Department of Dermatology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas and The Morzak Center
Rashid M Rashid, MD, PhD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology, Council for Nail Disorders, Houston Dermatological Society, and Texas Medical Association
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Andrew C Miller, MD, Chief Resident and Clinical Assistant Instructor, Departments of Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Kings County Hospital Center
Andrew C Miller, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Emergency Physicians, American College of Physicians, American Medical Association, Emergency Medicine Residents Association, Islamic Medical Association of North America, Medical Society of the State of New York, and Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
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Mark A Silverberg, MD, FACEP, MMB, Assistant Professor, Assistant Residency Director, Department of Emergency Medicine, State University of New York Downstate College of Medicine; Consulting Staff, Department of Emergency Medicine, Staten Island University Hospital, Kings County Hospital, University Hospital, State University of New York Downstate at Brooklyn
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