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Impetigo : Complications

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Complications List

Complications could include:
  • Skin Scars

Complications Overview Articles

Impetigo
Prognosis for a child with impetigo is excellent. The vast majority of children recover quickly, completely, and uneventfully.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Impetigo
Prognosis for a child with impetigo is excellent. The vast majority of children recover quickly, completely, and uneventfully.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

Specific Complications Articles

Glomerulonephritis
Glomerulonephritis is a type of kidney disease caused by inflammation of the internal kidney structures(glomeruli), which help filter waste and fluids from the blood.Glomerulonephritis may be caused by specific problems with the body''s immune syst...
Source:ADAM
Date:August 14, 2007
Glomerulonephritis
Acute glomerulonephritis is an inflammatory disease of both kidneys predominantly affecting children from ages two to 12. Chronic glomerulonephritis can develop over a period of 10–20 years and is most often associated with other systemic di...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Sepsis
Sepsis is a severe illness in which the bloodstream is overwhelmed by bacteria.Sepsis is caused by a bacterial infection that can begin anywhere in the body. Common places where an infection might start include:.The bowel(usually seen with periton...
Source:ADAM
Date:September 28, 2008
Sepsis
Sepsis refers to a bacterial infection in the bloodstream or body tissues. This is a very broad term covering the presence of many types of microscopic diseasecausing organisms.Sepsis is also called bacteremia.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Infection and Sepsis
Description Infection is characterized by an inflammatory response to the presence of microorganisms in the body. This response may include fever, chills, redness, swelling, pus formation and other responses.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
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