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Impetigo Learning Center

Complications could include:
Kidney failure (post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis) (rare) Many patches of impetigo (in children) Permanent skin damage and scarring (very rare) Spread of the infection to other parts of the body (common)
Source:ADAM
Date:October 3, 2008
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
Prognosis for a child with impetigo is excellent. The vast majority of children recover quickly, completely, and uneventfully.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Glomerulonephritis is a type of kidney disease in which the part of your kidneys that helps filter waste and fluids from the blood is damaged.
Source:ADAM
Date:August 12, 2009
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 disease,...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Sepsis is a severe illness in which the bloodstream is overwhelmed by bacteria.
Source:ADAM
Date:September 28, 2008
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.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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. The most common cause of illness and death in pat...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
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