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| Symptoms: | - Skin lesion on the face/ lips, or on the arms or legs, spreading to other areas. Typically this lesion begins as a cluster of tiny blisters which burst, followed by oozing and the formation of a thick honey or brown colored crust that is firmly stuck to the skin.
- Itching blister:
- Filled with yellow or honey-colored fluid
- Oozing and crusting over
- Rash (may begin as a single spot, but if child digs at it, it may spread to other areas).
- In infants, a single or possibly multiple blisters filled with pus, easy to pop and when broken leave a reddish raw-looking base.
- Lymphadenopathy -- local lymph nodes near the infection may be swollen.
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| Signs and tests: | Diagnosis is based primarily on the appearance of the skin lesion. A culture of the skin or mucosal lesion usually grows streptococcus or staphylococcus.
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Review Date: 4/15/2003
Reviewed By: Michael Lehrer, M.D., Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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